LAWS13-518: Family Law

Description

Family Law is an elective subject in undergraduate programs offered by the Faculty of Law. Students enrolled in this subject will learn about the foundations of and current issues in Australian family law, particularly relating to marriage, other domestic relationships, separation, nullity and divorce, family violence, children, child support, child maintenance, spousal maintenance, division of property and injunctive relief. Students will engage in legal research and analysis emphasising parenting and financial disputes in relationship breakdown and will solve legal problems and issues within the context of family law.

Subject details

Type: Undergraduate Subject
Code: LAWS13-518
EFTSL: 0.125
Faculty: Faculty of Law
Semesters offered:
  • January 2025 [Non-Standard Offering]
  • September 2025 [Standard Offering]
  • January 2026 [Standard Offering]
Credit: 10
Study areas:
  • Law
Subject fees:
  • Commencing in 2024: $4,260.00
  • Commencing in 2025: $4,460.00
  • Commencing in 2026: $4,600.00
  • Commencing in 2024: $5,730.00
  • Commencing in 2025: $5,990.00
  • Commencing in 2026: $6,260.00

Learning outcomes

  1. Identify and demonstrate knowledge of family law issues as they apply to relationship breakdowns.
  2. Apply family law principles to the facts of given case scenarios.
  3. Analyse and evaluate issues in contemporary family law.

Enrolment requirements

Requisites:

Nil
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.

Assumed Prior Learning (or equivalent):

Restrictions:

This subject is available to Law Study Abroad and Law Exchange students.

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

  • Non-Standard Offering
    Enrolment opens: 10/11/2024
    Semester start: 20/01/2025
    Subject start: 20/01/2025
    Last enrolment: 02/02/2025
    Teaching census: 18/02/2025
    Withdraw - Financial: 19/02/2025
    Withdraw - Academic: 09/03/2025
  • Standard Offering
    Enrolment opens: 20/07/2025
    Semester start: 15/09/2025
    Subject start: 15/09/2025
    Last enrolment: 28/09/2025
    Teaching census: 10/10/2025
    Withdraw - Financial: 11/10/2025
    Withdraw - Academic: 01/11/2025
  • Standard Offering
    Enrolment opens: 16/11/2025
    Semester start: 19/01/2026
    Subject start: 19/01/2026
    Last enrolment: 01/02/2026
    Teaching census: 13/02/2026
    Withdraw - Financial: 14/02/2026
    Withdraw - Academic: 07/03/2026
Non-Standard Offering
Enrolment opens: 10/11/2024
Semester start: 20/01/2025
Subject start: 20/01/2025
Last enrolment: 02/02/2025
Teaching census: 18/02/2025
Withdraw - Financial: 19/02/2025
Withdraw - Academic: 09/03/2025