MLAW358L

Selected Topics in Law and Society; Love and the Law

Explores the interplay of love and the law through a law & society lens that recognizes the role of law-on-the-books as well as law-in-action. Students will explore a variety of family law doctrines from parenthood through reproductive technologies and adoption to partnership through cohabitation and marriage, asking in each context who benefits and controls from contracts in families, whether those agreements are open or hidden, whether they are legally binding.

Sister Courses: MLAW358A, MLAW358B, MLAW358C, MLAW358D, MLAW358E, MLAW358F, MLAW358G, MLAW358J, MLAW358K, MLAW358M, MLAW358N, MLAW358O, MLAW358P, MLAW358Q, MLAW358R, MLAW358T, MLAW358U, MLAW358V, MLAW358W, MLAW358X, MLAW358Y, MLAW358Z

Past Semesters

Brandee Pettus

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Martha Ertman

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Include P/F semesters During the Spring 2020 and Spring 2021 semesters, students could choose to take some of their courses pass-fail mid-semester which skews grade data aggregated across multiple semesters.

Average GPA of 3.33 between 22 students*

A-: 18.18%

A: 22.73%

A+: 4.55%

B: 27.27%

B+: 22.73%

W: 4.55%

* "W"s are considered to be 0.0 quality points. "Other" grades are not factored into GPA calculation. Grade data not guaranteed to be correct.