DEGREE EMPHASIS IN CHILD & FAMILY LAW
The UMKC School of Law Emphasis in Child and
Family Law prepares students to serve the whole family -- from infants to
elders -- and maintains a unique collaborative and interdisciplinary
framework. Students who qualify for and successfully complete the
credential requirements in the Child and Family Law program should be in an
excellent position to pursue and succeed in careers serving children,
families, and elders, whether in private or government practice or in other
leadership roles.
Admission
The Child and Family Law Faculty will
select the students to be admitted to the program.
Criteria to be considered may include previous
general academic performance in law school, previous academic performance
in courses seen as particularly relevant to the emphasis area, level of
interest in serving children or families, and ability to identify an
adviser willing to advise and supervise the student. No student shall be admitted to the Child and Family Law program unless he
or she has a grade-point average of 2.6 or above in all law school classes
previously taken. Students
seeking admission should complete the application
and return to Dean Glesner Fines.
General Requirements
·
a minimum of fifteen credit hours of emphasis
classes, including the child and family services clinic,
·
Research and writing project on a family law topic
·
Specialized ethics course or research
Students must maintain a portfolio of
their work in the emphasis, with samples of writing, evaluations by the
faculty advisor and others, and self-evaluations. All students approved for
the concentration will be assigned a faculty
advisor. All students must meet with their advisor before completing the
emphasis program to review the student’s portfolio.
