FAMILY LAW: MARRIAGE AND DIVORCE

LAW/SOCWORK 822

Course Description

Marriage and less formal spousal relationships, husband-wife relationships in on-going marriage; divorce and its economic and custody consequences; post-divorce relationships.

Prerequisties

Graduate/professional standing

Satisfies

This course does not satisfy any prerequisites.

Credits

2 to 4

Offered

Occasionally

Grade Point Average

2.57

-12.47% from Historical

Completion Rate

100%

2.39% from Historical

A Rate

42.86%

37.68% from Historical

Class Size

-42.8% from Historical

Instructors (2025 Fall)

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Tonya Brito

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