Family and Succession Law
A.Y. 2023/2024
Learning objectives
The course is aimed to provide students with the following skills:
- Knowledge and understanding in the field of study. The student will acquire a specific knowledge of contract law that provides a basis for originality in developing and/or applying ideas, also within a research context.
- Students are requested to apply their knowledge and understanding, and problem solving abilities in contexts related to family and succession law;
- Students are requested to develop the ability to gather and interpret relevant data within their field of study to inform judgments and reflections on family and succession law.
- Students are requested to communicate information, ideas, problems and solutions regarding family and succession law to specialist audience;
- Students are requested to develop those learning skills that are necessary for them to continue to undertake further study with a high degree of autonomy.
- Knowledge and understanding in the field of study. The student will acquire a specific knowledge of contract law that provides a basis for originality in developing and/or applying ideas, also within a research context.
- Students are requested to apply their knowledge and understanding, and problem solving abilities in contexts related to family and succession law;
- Students are requested to develop the ability to gather and interpret relevant data within their field of study to inform judgments and reflections on family and succession law.
- Students are requested to communicate information, ideas, problems and solutions regarding family and succession law to specialist audience;
- Students are requested to develop those learning skills that are necessary for them to continue to undertake further study with a high degree of autonomy.
Expected learning outcomes
At the end of the course, students who have successfully studied the subject will have a detailed knowledge of the topics covered by the course and will develop a method in order to tackle and communicate more specific and complex legal issues than basic elements of private law.
Lesson period: Second semester
Assessment methods: Esame
Assessment result: voto verbalizzato in trentesimi
Single course
This course can be attended as a single course.
Course syllabus and organization
Single session
Responsible
Lesson period
Second semester
Course syllabus
Family law:
- Function and evolution of family law
- Plurality of family models
- Personal relationships between spouses
- Wealth relations between spouses
- Parent-child relationships
- Marital crisis and the effects of separation and divorce with respect to spouses and children
- Civil unions and same sex marriage
- Cohabitations and the de facto family
- Adoption and custody
Succession law
- Inheritance and probate proceedings
- Successory contracts
- Succession and asset planning
- Legitimate succession
- Will and will substitutes
- Mandatory inheritance
- Inheritance asset division and collation
- Function and evolution of family law
- Plurality of family models
- Personal relationships between spouses
- Wealth relations between spouses
- Parent-child relationships
- Marital crisis and the effects of separation and divorce with respect to spouses and children
- Civil unions and same sex marriage
- Cohabitations and the de facto family
- Adoption and custody
Succession law
- Inheritance and probate proceedings
- Successory contracts
- Succession and asset planning
- Legitimate succession
- Will and will substitutes
- Mandatory inheritance
- Inheritance asset division and collation
Prerequisites for admission
Basic knowledge of private law and constitutional law is required.
Teaching methods
Lectures. Active participation in class is encouraged. Further teaching methods, such as seminars, presentations and mock trials and negotiations, will be agreed upon with attending students.
Teaching Resources
M. SESTA, Manuale di diritto di famiglia, Padova, 2023
(or T. AULETTA, Diritto di Famiglia, Giappichelli, 2022, ultima edizione)
C.M. BIANCA, Le Successioni, in Diritto Civile, 2-2, Milano, 2022, sesta edizione (or G. Bonilini, Manuale di diritto ereditario, Cedam, ult edizione)
Attending students can subsitute the reference textbooks with Rossi Carleo, Bellisario, Cuffaro, Famiglia e successioni, V ed, 2022.
Attending students will therefore be able to study the exam on this textbook in addition to the lecture notes (and suggested material).
(or T. AULETTA, Diritto di Famiglia, Giappichelli, 2022, ultima edizione)
C.M. BIANCA, Le Successioni, in Diritto Civile, 2-2, Milano, 2022, sesta edizione (or G. Bonilini, Manuale di diritto ereditario, Cedam, ult edizione)
Attending students can subsitute the reference textbooks with Rossi Carleo, Bellisario, Cuffaro, Famiglia e successioni, V ed, 2022.
Attending students will therefore be able to study the exam on this textbook in addition to the lecture notes (and suggested material).
Assessment methods and Criteria
The aforementioned skills are verified through an oral exam: an interview designed to ascertain knowledge of the subject matter, as well as the ability to address theoretical and practical issues, identifying and justifying the preferable outcome. Attending students are invited to agree with the teacher alternatives to the interview (in-class presentations, papers, group simulations), which will substitute all or part of the final exam.
IUS/01 - PRIVATE LAW - University credits: 6
Lessons: 42 hours
Professors:
Dalmartello Andrea, Parodi Nuccia
Educational website(s)
Professor(s)
Reception:
Wednesday, h. 14.15
Private Law and Legal History Department
Reception:
Wed 10am on Microsoft Teams
Microsoft Teams "Ricevimento Nuccia Parodi" cod.: kgxdmrs