Details for LAW206 Family Law

Family law touches the most personal decisions people make. Family Law examines marriage, cohabitation, divorce, family violence, parentage and children’s best interests, alongside child support, property division and third-party rights. You’ll consider the role of the Family Court, dispute resolution and the lawyer’s duty to promote justice. You’ll finish ready to advise on validity, dissolution and the rules that shape modern Australian family life.

Quick Stats

• Currently offered by Alphacrucis: Yes
• Course code: LAW206
• Credit points: 10

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Prerequisite

LAW105 Contract Law 2  

Unit Content

Outcomes

1. Critically analyse issues about the nature of marriage and consequences that flow from cohabitation.
2. Discuss the role and power of the Family Court and the role of lawyers in promoting justice and service to the community.
3. Advise on the validity of a marriage and its dissolution through the provision of clearly structured legal arguments.
4. Identify the rules concerning property division and spousal support.
5. Examine the concept associated with children’s matters, in particular child support to be paid by parents and the concept of best interests of the children.
6. Assess the family law and its continued growth and application in modern Australia.

Subject Content

1. Family and its Forms
2. The Context of Family Law
3. The Family Court
4. Dispute Resolution in Family Law
5. Marriage and Divorce
6. Family Violence
7. Parentage
8. Children’s Rights and Best Interest
9. Child Support and Maintenance
10. Property Matters
11. Third Party Rights in Property Matters
12. Discretion and Processes in Property Disputes
13. Examination

This course may be offered in the following formats

Face to Face on site

Please check the timetable to see when this subject will next be offered at Alphacrucis University College.

Assessment Methods

1. Mock witness examination (30%)
2. Draft Consent Orders (20%)
3. Final Examination (50%)

Prescribed Text

• Patrick Parkinson, Australian Family Law in Context: Commentary and Materials (Thompson Reuters, 8th ed, 2023) 
• Melbourne University Law Review Association, Australian Guide to Legal Citation (Melbourne University Law Review Association, 4th ed, 2018) 

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