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Paralegal Family Law

X410 (1 semester unit in Law)

This is a course in the Paralegal Studies Program.

This course focuses on the paralegal's role in a family law practice. Topics covered include jurisdictional issues, child custody and visitation matters, child support issues, property rights and division, as well as spousal support considerations. Issues of traditional marriage and alternative marriage, as well as paternity proceedings, adoption and surrogacy rights are also covered. On successful completion, you will have skills related to the paralegal profession in the area of Family Law in order to function under an attorney's supervision. Specifically you will:

Be introduced to concepts and procedures relevant to Family Law
Understand the role of the paralegal in Family Law
Learn about premarital agreements and cohabitation agreements
Learn about annulments, divorce grounds and procedures, spousal support, property division and the separation agreement, child custody and child support
Understand the legal rights of women, the status of children and adoption
Learn about torts between family members (intrafamily torts)

Note: Online section must be completed within two months of enrollment date.

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Wed. July 23, Online

TAMMI CLEARFIELD, J.D., University of Miami, M.S., Florida International University, is an accomplished Florida Bar licensed attorney who has taught at the higher education level for more than 10 years. She has taught for various online educational programs and as well as standard classroom set programs at both the graduate and undergraduate levels in the areas of paralegal studies, criminal justice and business. She was admitted to the Florida Bar in September 1995 and is also admitted to practice before the Southern District in the U.S. District Court and the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals.

Clearfield graduated with honors with a B.A. from Florida Atlantic University in 1992; with her M.S. degree, with honors, from Florida International University in 1995, and from University of Miami School of Law in 1995 with her J.D. degree. She is also a Florida Supreme Court Certified Family Law Mediator.

Clearfield is a member of the Coral Gables Bar Association, the South Dade Bar Association, Florida Association of Women Lawyers, the Commonwealth Institute of South Florida, the Florida Bar Family Law Section, the Florida Bar Criminal Law Section and the Florida Bar Labor and Employment Law Section.

She is also a member of the Golden Key National Honor Society, Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society and Alpha Phi Sigma Honor Society. She is an appointed member of the Citizens' Crime Watch of Miami-Dade Executive Committee, a board member of the Heiken Children's Vision Fund and a board member of the Franchise Advisory Board for Business Network International Miami-Dade. She has taught CLE seminars in the area of family law and has been a panelist in the areas of family law and law practice success.

Online course: Internet access required
July 23 to Aug. 20
$875 (EDP 304139)

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Textbook(s) for this course:
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Family Law- The Essentials
Author: William P. Statsky
Publisher: Delmar Publications
Edition: 2nd
Publication Year: 2004
ISBN: 1-4018-4827-3