Undergraduate Module Descriptor

LAW3057: Family Law: Adult Relationships

This module descriptor refers to the 2018/9 academic year.

Module Content

Syllabus Plan

Whilst the module’s precise content may vary from year to year, it is envisaged that the syllabus will cover some or all of the following topics:

  • Introduction and context
  • Relationship formation
  • Relationship dissolution 
  • Financial provision on divorce
  • Cohabitants and the law
  • Domestic violence

 Lectures are complemented by workshops on topics covered scheduled over the two weeks following the lecture.

Learning and Teaching

This table provides an overview of how your hours of study for this module are allocated:

Scheduled Learning and Teaching ActivitiesGuided independent studyPlacement / study abroad
28.5121.50

...and this table provides a more detailed breakdown of the hours allocated to various study activities:

CategoryHours of study timeDescription
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities2412 x 2 hour Lectures
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities4.53 x 1.5 hour Workshops
Guided Independent Study58.5Individual reading and lecture preparation
Guided independent study18Workshop preparation
Guided independent study40Assessment preparation
Guided Independent Study5Formative assessment

Online Resources

This module has online resources available via ELE (the Exeter Learning Environment).

Indicative Reading List

This reading list is indicative - i.e. it provides an idea of texts that may be useful to you on this module, but it is not considered to be a confirmed or compulsory reading list for this module.

Basic reading:

Gilmore S and Glennon L, Hayes and Williams' Family Law (5th edn, OUP 2016).

Herring J Family Law (7th edn, Pearson 2015)

Harris-Short, S and Miles, J. Family Law - Text Cases and Materials (Oxford: Oxford, 2015)

Blackstone’s Statutes onFamily Law.