Learning Outcomes

In this free course, you will learn how to:

• Define ‘family’ and ‘family law’
• Compare family law and civil litigation
• Establish the relationship between family law and human rights
• Explain the requirements for marriage and the grounds for divorce
• Indicate the difference between civil partnership and marriage
• Describe the process of forming a civil partnership
• Discuss the proceedings, access and disputes of child custody
• Recognise the welfare, rights and responsibilities created by gender equality
• Discuss the process of adoption and surrogacy