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Family Law UK: From Divorce to Child Custody

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1.5-3 hours
Free

Course Content

A free online course that teaches Family Law to comprehend the relevant legal definitions and procedures. Family law is arguably a critical subject of legal studies since it deals directly with specific issues in people’s lives. This course delves deeply into family law concerning marriage, child protection, the Rights of women and children, and gender equality from the legal perspective. You will also learn the dynamics of adoption, guardianship, and property disputes. Several cases are cited that vividly describe relevant legal issues.

Course Details

CollegeAlison
Course ID195590
Course TypeOnline Learning
Course QualificationCPD Certificate
Course Duration1.5-3 hours
Course FeeFree
Entry RequirementsLike all courses on the Alison Free Learning platform this is a free, CPD-accredited course. A Graduate can choose to buy a certificate or diploma upon successful completion of a course, but this is not required or necessary.

At Alison we believe that free education, more than anything, has the power to break through boundaries and transform lives.

Alison is the world’s largest free online empowerment platform for education and skills training, offering over 5000 CPD accredited courses and a range of impactful career development tools. It is a for-profit social enterprise dedicated to making it possible for anyone, to study anything, anywhere, at any time, for free online, at any subject level. Through our mission, we are a catalyst for positive social change, creating opportunity, prosperity, and equality for everyone.
Career PathWhat You Will Learn In This Free Course
• Define and understand different aspects of family law, marriage, as well as domestic violence
• Identify theories of family, the reasons for voiding the marriage, and the relationship between nullity and divorce
• Discuss annuling voidable marriages and nullity under S.11-S.13, Matrimonial Causes Act 1973
• Explain the meaning of marriage relationship and cohabitation
• Describe the procedural matters associated with marriage and divorce
• Review domestic violence, crime, relevant acts of law and new rules on coercive and controlling behaviour
• Outline the Children Act 1989 to understand the issues and legal orders relevant to child protection
• Define terms like adoption, special guardianship, transfer of property, and discrimination in Family Law
• Outline the procedures for adoption or special guardianship and handling property disputes or transfers
• Analyse the Procedural Rights and Women’s Rights to Property
• Recall the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child and the European Convention on Human Rights
• Discuss gender equality, child custody, and the UN Women Strategic Plan
Course Code6436

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