Family Law

Presentation

As a substantive law, family law requires profound theoretical treatment and does not dispense the application of the principles learned, which is desirably achieved by the method of the case study.

The study of Family Law is essential for the formation of the jurist, making a constant appeal to the knowledge and application of the rules of this branch of Civil Law in various areas of work.

Programme

Law

Level of Qualification|Semesters|ECTS

| Semestral | 6

Year | Type of course unit | Language

4 |Mandatory |Português

Code

ULP288-2084

Recommended complementary curricular units

General Theory of Civil Law I and II

Succession Law

Professional Internship

Não

Syllabus

1 - Legal notion of the family

     1.1 - family legal relations' sources;

     1.2 - family law's sources.

2 - Marriage

     2.1 - requirements;

     2.2 - modalities;

     2.3 - personal and patrimonial effects;

     2.4. modification and termination of the marriage relationship.

3 - Filiation and adoption

4 - Children's Rights

     4.1 - regulatory;

     4.2 - of protection;

     4.3 - educational tutelage.

Objectives

Students familiarization with family, affiliation and children's rights.

Ability to recognize the specificities of family relationships and address their issues as legal professionals.

Teaching methodologies and assessment

Classes of exposure of materials and their densification by the method of the case study.

Continuous assessment: two 2-hour written tests (weight: 40%, 60%).

Assessment in accordance with ULP's General Regulation on Assessment.

References

• AMARAL, Jorge Augusto Pais de - Direito da Família e das Sucessões. 5ª edição, Coimbra, Almedina, 2018
• CAMPOS, Diogo Leite de, Campos, Mónica Martinez - Lições de Direito da Família, 4ª edição, Coimbra, Almedina, 2018

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