Request an application for an intake interview for the Delta Divorce Clinic.
The Delta Divorce Clinic provides direct representation to low-income clients chosen through The Delta Experience. Students taking this course must be Rule XV eligible. As such, it is only open to upper-level students. Students taking the course in summer semester earn four hours of law school credit. Students taking the course in fall or spring semester earn six hours of law school credit.
Students must be able to travel with their professor to the Arkansas Delta to conduct follow-up interviews with clients and for court observations and appearances.
Students conduct follow-up interviews with clients and perform fact investigations to ensure a successful outcome in divorce cases. After obtaining Rule XV consents from clients, Delta Divorce Clinic students prepare divorce complaints and motions for fee waivers for low-income clients. Next, students obtain service on defendants and write final divorce decrees. Students will then represent their clients in divorce hearings.
Students interested in applying for this course should be aware of the following prerequisites and requirements.
Delta Divorce Clinic
4 credit hours
6 credit hours
Professor Suzanne Penn, Director
Rule 15 Certification Required? | Completed Credit Hours Required | Number of students per semester | Prerequisite Courses/Other Requirements |
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Yes | 48 | 8 | Delta Experience Intersession- ONLY IF YOU ARE ENROLLED IN THE SUMMER SEMESTER DELTA DIVORCE CLINIC (students enrolled in the fall or spring semester Delta Divorce Clinic are not required to take the intersession course) First-year curriculum, including Civil Procedure I and II, Evidence, Legal Profession. One of the following Criminal Procedure courses: Criminal Procedure Pre-Trial, Criminal Procedure Trial, Criminal Procedure Post-Trial, Arkansas Criminal Trial Practice. Students must be able to travel to the Arkansas Delta with their professor. |