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This course examines the regulation of family relationships by the state, including obligations in an intact family, the law of marriage and dissolution of marriage, property division and spousal maintenance upon divorce, alternative child custody standards, the enforcement of child support awards, nontraditional families, and adoption. Evaluation: Final Examination. Class participation will be taken into account in determining the final grade. Teaching method: Lecture and discussion NOTE FOR SPRING 2006 ONLY: This course will be taught on an abbreviated, ten-week schedule. The class will not meet the first week of the term. The first meeting will be the second Thursday of the term.