ECTS - Escola Superior de Tecnologia e Gestão de Felgueiras
Degree: Legal Practice
Course: Family Law
Academic Year: 2014/2015
Theoretical/Practical Work (hours): 32.0 h
Tutorial Session (hours): 16.0 h
Academic year: 2
Term: Winter Semester
Attendance: Mandatory
Course Responsible Teacher: Mestre Susana Alcina Pinto
Objectives:
The program of this curricular unit, in short, consists in these nuclear themes: legal regime of family and para-family
relationships.
This curricular structure is coherent with the curricular unit¿s goals, namely the specif ones, since it allows to:
- Have a very strong knowledge about the basic notions of Family Law.
- Distinguish the civil marriage from the catholic one.
- Know the requirements of civil marriage, in particular, the matrimonial capacity and the consent.
- Know the requirements of civil marriage, in particular, the matrimonial capacity and the consent.
- Understand the personal and patrimonial effects of marriage.
- Understand the legal regime of marriage modification and extinction.
- Know the: legal regime of nonmarital relationships; the filliation establishment ways and effects; the adoption and the
"apadrinhamento civil" legal regimes.
- Know the legal regime of support obligations.
- Know and deal with the Minors Law legal regime.
Syllabus:
I - BASIC NOTIONS OF FAMILY LAW
II - MARRIAGE
III - NONMARITAL RELATIONSHIPS
IV - FILIATION
V - ADOPTION LEGAL REGIME
VI - "APADRINHAMENTO CIVIL" - SHORT NOTICE
VII - SUPPORT OBLIGATIONS
VIII - MINORS LAW
Objectives:
Expository method: Through the dissertation of the program contents and projection examples;
Interrogative method: Giving emphasis to the student participation, asking questions, open or closed, in order to help student to
develop a critical spirit and more autonomy;
Active method: Analysis and resolution of practical and theoretical issues; Preparation/lecture/discussion of topics to stimulate
students discussion.
Method Statement: Analysis of cases; resolution of practical cases by teachers in order to enable students to a independent
resolution;
Assessment Methods:
The evaluation consists of a final theory test on all matter taught ((minimum grade: 9.5).
References:
CAMPOS, Diogo Leite ¿ Lições de Direito da Família e das Sucessões, Reimpressão da 2.ª edição de 1997, Almedina, Coimbra,
2012.
COELHO, Francisco Pereira; OLIVEIRA, Guilherme de ¿ Curso de Direito da Família ¿ 1.º volume, 4.ª edição, Coimbra Editora,
2008.
COELHO, Francisco Pereira; OLIVEIRA, Guilherme de ¿ Curso de Direito da Família, 2.º volume, Direito da Filiação, Coimbra
Editora, Coimbra, 2006.
PINHEIRO, Jorge Duarte - O Direito da Família Contemporâneo, 3.ª edição, AAFDL, Lisboa, 2010.
Mestre Susana Alcina Pinto
Felgueiras, 8 de Março de 2014