SOWK 3804
Law of the Family
Legal framework surrounding the family and family relationships in Canadian society. Topics include marriage and cohabitation, matrimonial support, custody and access, and dissolution of marriage. State interventions through law; law and change in family structures; equality issues; dispute resolution processes.
2024
Topics
- FAMILIES & COLONIALISM McAteer v Canada (Attorney General), 2014
- Love & Reference re Same-Sex Marriage, 2004 SCC
- PARENTAGE ML v JC, 2017 ON SC 7179
Prerequisites & course information
Also listed as LAWS 3804 . Prerequisite(s): LAWS 2201 and LAWS 2202 . Lectures three hours a week.
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026–2027
- Law of the Family ↗2024