LGL 110 - Family Law and Estate Planning Procedures

5 Credits
Students learn the aspects of domestic cases, including dissolution, legal separation, and parenting issues, with an emphasis on drafting family law pleadings. Students will learn basic estate planning techniques and will draft wills, powers of attorney, and trust documents.

Course Outcomes

Demonstrate a working knowledge of basic family law procedures, concepts and terminology including dissolution procedures and pleadings, parental rights, custody and support, adoptions, guardianships, domestic violence issues, prenuptial agreements and domestic relations law (RCW Title 26).
Draft and evaluate court pleadings commonly associated with family law court issues.
Acquire and demonstrate a working knowledge of basic estate planning and probate terminology, concepts and procedures including wills, codicils and trusts, community property agreements, power of attorneys, healthcare directives, various types of probates (including small estates, community property clearances, adjudications, testate and intestate estates) and procedures, pleadings, probate and trust law (RCW Title 11).
Draft and evaluate estate planning instruments, including wills, powers of attorney, and trust documents.