Family and personal legislation (3cr)

Objective

The student knows the essential principles of the Marriage Act and the legal differences between marriage and cohabitation. The student can describe the order of intestate succession and is able to divide an inheritance and calculate inheritance taxes. The student is able to draw up a testament and a marriage settlement. The student can form an opinion on the essential features of the Act on Residential Leases, especially on the rights and obligations of the tenant and the landlord.

Content

- Marriage Act (234/1929)
- cohabitation
- child legislation
- Inheritance Code (40/1965)
- Act on Residential Leases (481/1995)

Qualifications

No previous studies are required.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Excellent (5)
The student is able to search for legislation concerning Marital Law and Inheritance Code. S/he is able to explain the order of succession, divide an inheritance and calculate inheritance tax. The student is able to search for and apply in practice the legislation concerning Tenancy Act.
Good (4-3)
The student is able to search for and apply in practice the essential legislation concerning Marital Law and Inheritance Code. S/he is able to explain the essential things of the order of succession, divide an inheritance in common cases and calculate inheritance tax. The student is able to search for and apply in practice the essential legislation concerning Tenancy Act.
Satisfactory (2-1)
The student is able to search for the essential legislation concerning Marital Law and Inheritance Code. S/he is able to explain the order of succession, distribution of an inheritance and inheritance taxation. The student is able to search for information from legal databases concerning the essential rules of the Tenancy Act.

Materials

- Aarnio & Kangas: Perhevarallisuusoikeus

Teaching methods

- lectures and case exercises
- independent work

Further information

- during the course a visiting lecturer from working life will lecture on house rent