LAW4162 Family property and financial disputes
Faculty of Law
LAW4162 Family property and financial disputes is a level 4, 6-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Law. It isn't offered in 2023. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2023
- Not offered
- Assessment
- Exam 50%
- and 1 other task
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
This is the 2023 handbook entry. See the 2024 entry.
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Requisites
Before LAW4162
No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.
After LAW4162
No unit lists LAW4162 as a prerequisite in the 2023 handbook.
Enrolment rules
You must have completed at least 60 credit points of law study.
Overview
This unit provides students with an understanding of principles and concepts relating to financial disputes on relationship breakdown. Topics include:
- The constitutional and jurisdictional contexts within which financial disputes are resolved
- The resolution of property disputes (including binding financial agreements)
- Dividing property on relationship breakdown
- Applications for spousal maintenance
- Superannuation and trusts
- Injunctions and orders restraining the disposition of property (including against third parties)
- Setting aside transactions to defeat claims
Offerings in 2023
The 2023 handbook lists no offerings for LAW4162.
Assessment
- Mid semester class testIn class test50%
- Take home exam50%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Comprehend and explain the essential concepts and policies underlying the division of family property and financial disputes in Australia including the broader context in which the system operates.
- 2
Critically evaluate the challenges and debates surrounding the division of property and maintenance on relationship breakdown including the ethical debates and professional responsibilities facing family lawyers.
- 3
Identify, analyse and critically comment on disputes between parties to a marriage or parties in a de facto relationship involving issues of property and maintenance.
- 4
Demonstrate reasoning skills and professional judgement which generate appropriate responses to complex statutory problems.
- 5
Communicate effectively appropriately and persuasively on issues pertaining to financial disputes on relationship breakdown.
Workload and teaching
- Seminars36 hours
- Teaching approachActive learning
Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. The unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.
Learning resources
Required resources
See the Moodle unit page for prescribed and recommended resources. Prescribed texts are usually available for purchase through the University Bookstore and are sometimes available for short-term loan or as eBooks through the library.
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for LAW4162?
LAW4162 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is LAW4162 offered?
LAW4162 has no offerings listed in the 2023 handbook.
How much work is LAW4162?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does LAW4162 have an exam?
Yes. The exam is worth 50% of the final mark, alongside 1 other task.