Family and inheritance lawLaajuus (5 cr)

Objective

You are able to list and describe the rights and obligations of spouses.
You are able to describe the position of a child in family law.
You are able to explain the line of succession and draft a simple prenuptial agreement and division of inheritance document.
You are able to explain how inheritance is taxed.

Content

What rights and obligations do spouses have?
How is a child’s father, provision and sustenance determined?
How are assets divided when a cohabitation, marriage or registered partnership has ended?
What is the line of succession and how can you deviate from it?
How is inheritance tax determined?

Evaluation

Students can
a. use professional vocabulary systematically.
b. look for information in the key information sources of the field.
c. identify interrelated tasks
d. work together with customers, users and target groups.