General Course Descriptions for Terms: domestic violence
939 - Sel Prob Family Law: Parent & Child
This course will cover practical issues in the law involving parents and children, including how paternity is established; the filings that are part of the process; custody, placement, and child support considerations; motions after judgment; guardians ad litem; domestic violence screening; orders of protection; child welfare law.
940 - Domestic Violence
This course focuses on state and federal laws, policy and practices impacting victims and perpetrators of domestic violence. Topics examined include dynamics of domestic abuse; restraining orders; mandatory arrest law via law enforcement, prosecution & defense responses; family law, including custody/physical placement, mediation, effects on children who witness violence; relief for battered immigrants, and human trafficking. Class involves a mix of papers, observation of injunction hearings, interactive exercises, and a final exam.