{"id":70,"date":"2016-04-12T11:20:36","date_gmt":"2016-04-12T16:20:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/curriculum-pathways\/?page_id=70"},"modified":"2025-12-18T10:55:50","modified_gmt":"2025-12-18T16:55:50","slug":"family-law-pathway","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/curriculum-pathways\/family-law-pathway\/","title":{"rendered":"Family Law Pathway"},"content":{"rendered":"
\nFamily law offers attorneys a fulfilling career in a broad range of employment settings. Family law attorneys work in legal aid offices; at private law firms or as solo practitioners; and in government agencies. Family law attorneys primarily assist their clients with pre-nuptial and post-nuptial agreements, divorce, child custody, child support, division of assets, and spousal support. <\/p>\n

Family law attorneys may also tangentially assist their clients with securing public and private resources; and navigating issues related to the following areas: tax law, estate and trust law, property law, immigration law, criminal law, and elder law. <\/p>\n

As a result, the best family law attorneys are well-informed not just in family law, but in a broad range of areas so they can best support their clients. <\/p>\n

The courses listed below lay the necessary groundwork for a student to become a well-informed and well-skilled family law attorney.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Foundational Courses<\/div>\n
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Family Law<\/a><\/div>\n
Child, Parent and the State<\/a><\/div>\n
Child Abuse and the Law<\/a><\/div>\n
Trauma Responsive Legal Advocacy<\/a><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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Recommended Courses<\/div>\n
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Evidence<\/a><\/div>\n
Income Tax<\/a><\/div>\n
Estates and Trusts<\/a><\/div>\n
Modern Real Estate Transactions<\/a><\/div>\n
Family Law<\/a><\/div>\n
Immigration Law<\/a><\/div>\n
Juvenile Justice<\/a><\/div>\n
Elder Law<\/a><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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Experiential Courses<\/div>\n
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Family Mediation<\/a><\/div>\n
Negotiation<\/a><\/div>\n
Externship — Family Law<\/a><\/div>\n
Child Protection Clinic<\/a><\/div>\n
Advanced Advocacy: Civil Litigation<\/a><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

Useful Links<\/strong>
\nAmerican Bar Association — Family Law Section: https:\/\/www.americanbar.org\/groups\/family_law\/ <\/a><\/p>\n

Minnesota State Bar Association — Family Law Section: https:\/\/mnbars.org\/?pg=family-law-section<\/a><\/p>\n

Minnesota CLE — Family Law: https:\/\/www.minncle.org\/search?kw=Family%20Law <\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Family law offers attorneys a fulfilling career in a broad range of employment settings. Family law attorneys work in legal aid offices; at private law firms or as solo practitioners; and in government agencies. Family law attorneys primarily assist their clients with pre-nuptial and post-nuptial agreements, divorce, child custody, child support, division of assets, and … <\/p>\n

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