Civil Law Matrimonial Regimes   [Archived Catalog]
2015-2016 School of Law Academic Catalog
   

LAW 718 - Civil Law Matrimonial Regimes

Credits, 2 sem. hrs.
This course examines the law governing ownership and management of property of married persons in Louisiana. The course includes the examination of the rights and obligations between spouses under legal and contractual matrimonial regimes provided in Louisiana law; the creation, modification, and dissolution of matrimonial regimes; classification of property as community or separate; and the rights of third persons with respect to property of married persons. Comparisons to the laws of other jurisdictions will be considered as well.