Family Law

14 weeks Course

Overview

The course will familiarize the legal assistant student with the law as it relates to marriage, separation, divorce, child custody/access, and property disputes under legislation in Ontario. Upon successful completion of this course, the student will have developed a basic knowledge and understanding of family law practice and procedure as required in the role of a legal assistant. Students will become familiar with the documents required for a simple divorce application.

You may enroll in a Continuing Education course at Canadore College if you are 19 years of age or older or if you have earned an Ontario Secondary School Diploma/Ontario Secondary School Graduation Diploma or equivalent.

Current RN or RPN registration

This course is not currently available, contact the Continuing Education office to learn about future offerings: ce@canadorecollege.ca  

Most college level courses require textbooks; textbooks are not included in the course fees. It is the student’s responsibility to purchase any required textbooks.

Textbooks are available at the Campus Shop for in class, Contact North, and iLearn/D2L courses. The Campus Shop does not carry most OntarioLearn textbooks. OntarioLearn textbooks can be purchased at www.textnet.ca.

Learning outcomes represent culminating demonstrations of learning and achievement. In addition, learning outcomes are interrelated and cannot be viewed in isolation of one another. As such, they should be viewed as a comprehensive whole. They describe performances that demonstrate that significant integrated learning by graduates of the program has been achieved.