Description
This is an elective subject for the Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice (ONLINE and On-campus) which covers the optional practice area “Family Law Practice”.
This subject focusses on providing students with the necessary skills and knowledge to act for family law clients. This includes matters involving the care and maintenance of children and the determination of property and financial entitlements. Students will engage in family law practice, become familiar with the family law legislation and procedures and draft relevant documents.
Subject details
| Type | Postgraduate |
| Code | GDLP77-302 |
| EFTSL | 0.0625 |
| Faculty | Faculty of Law |
| Semesters offered |
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| Credit | 5 |
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| Subject fees |
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Learning outcomes
1. Review core documents and identify the client's options, pre-action procedures and steps necessary including family dispute resolution and revenue implications.
2. Identify requirements and processes used in family law practice.
3. Draft litigious and non-litigious family law documents.
Enrolment requirements
| Requisites: ? | Nil |
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| Assumed knowledge: | Assumed knowledge is the minimum level of knowledge of a subject area that students are assumed to have acquired through previous study. It is the responsibility of students to ensure they meet the assumed knowledge expectations of the subject. Students who do not possess this prior knowledge are strongly recommended against enrolling and do so at their own risk. No concessions will be made for students’ lack of prior knowledge. Students are expected to have completed at least 40 credit points of GDLP75 subjects. |
| Restrictions: ? |
This subject is not available as a general elective. To be eligible for enrolment, the subject must be specified in the students’ program structure. |
Subject outlines
Subject dates
| Standard Offering | |
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| Enrolment opens | 15/11/2020 |
| Semester start | 18/01/2021 |
| Subject start | 18/01/2021 |
| Cancellation 1? | 01/02/2021 |
| Cancellation 2? | 08/02/2021 |
| Last enrolment | 31/01/2021 |
| Withdraw – Financial? | 13/02/2021 |
| Withdraw – Academic? | 06/03/2021 |
| Teaching census? | 12/02/2021 |
| Standard Offering | |
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| Enrolment opens | 21/03/2021 |
| Semester start | 17/05/2021 |
| Subject start | 17/05/2021 |
| Cancellation 1? | 31/05/2021 |
| Cancellation 2? | 07/06/2021 |
| Last enrolment | 30/05/2021 |
| Withdraw – Financial? | 12/06/2021 |
| Withdraw – Academic? | 03/07/2021 |
| Teaching census? | 11/06/2021 |
| Non-Standard Offering | |
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| Enrolment opens | 18/07/2021 |
| Semester start | 13/09/2021 |
| Subject start | 13/09/2021 |
| Cancellation 1? | 01/10/2021 |
| Cancellation 2? | 06/10/2021 |
| Last enrolment | 11/10/2021 |
| Withdraw – Financial? | 19/10/2021 |
| Withdraw – Academic? | 11/11/2021 |
| Teaching census? | 18/10/2021 |