Law of Family- and Inheritance

Structure Type:	Study unit
Code:	TLS4403
Type:	Optional obligatory / Professional Studies
Curriculum:	T-LT 2007
Level:	Bachelor of Business Administration
Year of Study:	2 (2008-2009)
Credits:	3 cr
Responsible Teacher:	Hartman, Tuula
Language of Instruction:	Finnish

Courses During the Academic Year 2008-2009

Impl.	Group(s)	Study Time	Teacher(s)	Language	Enrolment
2	T-LT-2O	2008-08-25 – 2008-12-20	Tuula Hartman	Finnish	2008-08-15 – 2008-08-31
3		2009-01-05 – 2009-03-07	Tuula Hartman	Finnish	2008-12-08 – 2009-01-11

Learning Outcomes

The students get an overall picture of family property law as well as marriage and other partnerships, the legal effect of their mutual position of the partnership and its dissolution. Students are familiar with the situation of children of divorce law. In addition, students learn about the succession, administration and division of the procedure, as well as the provisions relating to succession in essence.

Student's Workload

Total work load of the course: 81 h
- of which scheduled studies: 40 h
- of which autonomous studies: 41 h

Prerequisites / Recommended Optional Courses

Introduction to contract Law and Obligation

Names Act
different family forms and the legislation
children's rights and the responsibilities of parents
divorce and its consequences
inheritance
testament
probate, inheritance and inheritance tax

Mode of Delivery / Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lessons and case-studies

Assessment Criteria

1 the student understands some basics about the Law ofFamily- and Inheritance
3 the student understands well the basics about the Law ofFamily- and Inheritance and can apply learned issues in practice
5 the student understands excellent the basics about the Law of Family- and Inheritance and can to a great extent apply the learned issues in practice

Assessment Methods

Exam and evaluated excercises. Numeric (0-5).

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