Blackstone Career Institute is nationally accredited by the Accrediting Commission of the Distance Education and Training Council, Washington, D.C., regionally accredited by the Middle States Commission on Secondary Schools, Philadelphia, PA, and licensed by the State Board of Private Licensed Schools, Department of Education, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. BCI provides an excellent foundation for anyone interested in earning paralegal training from home. With more than a century of expertise, Blackstone offers a committed, responsive faculty and a quality education, all at an affordable rate.
Family Law
Course Description: The Family Law Advanced Paralegal Course uses historical overviews, examples taken from actual cases, as well as recent Supreme Court Cases to describe the principles and practice of family law. Are you ready to move up in your firm? If you choose this course to build advanced skills in your career as a paralegal, you may assist attorneys as they draft premarital agreements, help clients start or end their marriages, set up mutually agreeable child custody arrangements, clarify paternity, adopt a child, and more. This course includes comprehensive coverage of traditional family law topics, explores the developing law concerning nontraditional families and gay and lesbian parents’ rights, describes technological innovations such as virtual visitation, and presents other high-profile topics currently under debate.
e-Textbook: Family Law for Paralegals, 5th Edition, 2011, by J. Shoshanna Ehrlich. ISBN 9781454812609
Tuition: Cost is $396.00. Interest-free payment plan available—pay only $160.00 down and four monthly payments of $59.00. Tuition includes e-textbook, Blackstone’s exclusive online Study Guide and access to the Online Student Center.
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