MARITAL PROPERTY

LAW 939

Topics reflect interests of instructor and students.

LAW 734

Examination of legal and real-world aspects of transmission of property, usually at death. Covers such topics as intestate succession (dying without a will), wills, trusts and will substitutes, limitations on the disposition of assets and the impact of the Marital Property Act, powers of attorney and end-of-life decision making, and basic issues in the taxation of gifts and transfers at death. In addition to legal fundamentals, strong focus on legal practice-i.e., on how the law plays out on the ground.

LAW/SOCWORK 822

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

REALEST 712

Advanced principles of real estate law related to ownership rights, negotiations, brokering, transfers, condominium law, financing, income tax law, real estate property taxation, bankruptcy law, construction and development contracts, and residential and commercial leases, and an overview of international legal systems.

LAW 724

Foundation for advanced courses. Personal property and real property (land law); concepts of ownership and transfer of chattels (personal property), such as bailments, liens, pledges and gifts; historical introduction to law of real property precedes detailed study of nature of various ownership interests in land, called estates; landlord-tenant law; some preliminary treatment of land transfer (conveyancing).