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Family Law in Louisiana is designed for use in law school courses that involve the study of the distinctive family law of Louisiana, a law that represents a unique blend of civilian and Anglo-American legal principles. Topics covered include prerequisites for and the nullity of marriage; the dissolution of marriage; the incidents of divorce, such as interspousal alimony, child custody, and child support; filiation (paternity); parental responsibility and authority; care for children outside of marriage (tutorship); jurisdiction and choice of law; and constitutional constraints on state regulation of family relations.
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ANDREA ("ANDI") BEAUCHAMP CARROLLAndi Carroll is the Associate Dean for Student & Academic Affairs and the Donna W. Lee Professor of Family Law at the LSU Law Center. Before joining the LSU Law faculty, Professor Carroll clerked for The Honorable W. Eugene Davis of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit and practiced at the Dallas law firm of Baker Botts. In 2003, Professor Carroll returned home to LSU Law, where she has been teaching and writing about family law, community property, and property for two decades.Professor Carroll is the author of more than a dozen books and articles in her field, including the first and only comprehensive treatise on Louisiana family law. She has recently been published in the Cambridge University Press and her work on comparative law was honored at the Stanford-Yale Junior Faculty Forum.Professor Carroll is a qualified family law, divorce, and custody mediator, and has served as an expert in family litigation nationally. She is particularly active in law reform in Louisiana, as a Member of the Council of the Louisiana State Law Institute and the Institute's Property and Obligations committees. Professor Carroll has led successful legislative reforms in almost every area of family law. As Reporter of the Law Institute's Marriage and Persons Committee, Professor Carroll continues to work to improve the law related to marriage and the family.
