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Area of law

Family Law

Marriage, divorce, custody, support and adoption.

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What this area covers

Family lawyers guide clients through changes in family relationships. The work combines negotiation and litigation with close attention to clients under strain.

Also called: Domestic Relations, Family Justice, Matrimonial Law.

Typical legal work

  • Handling divorce and separation
  • Resolving custody and support
  • Completing adoptions and guardianships

Where lawyers work

  • Small and mid-size firms
  • Legal aid and public-interest organizations
  • Courts and judicial chambers
  • Federal, state and local government

A setting is where you work; an area is what the work is about. The same area is practised in very different settings.

Schools with verified programs

A school is listed here only when its own website names a concentration, certificate, clinic, center or field placement in Family Law. Schools are in alphabetical order. The list is not a ranking, and a school that is absent may still teach the subject.

33 schools · 4 concentrations and specializations · 4 certificates · 24 clinics · 3 centers and institutes · 1 externship

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Program types counted as evidence: clinics, certificates, concentrations and specializations, centers and institutes, externships and field placements. Joint degrees and advanced degrees are described under Degrees & program types.

Sources

These references informed what the area covers. The description above is PreLaw Advisor’s own and does not reproduce their text.

  1. 1.American Bar Association. Section of Family Law (opens in a new tab) Retrieved Sep 2026.
  2. 2.Law School Admission Council. Fields of Law (opens in a new tab) Retrieved Sep 2026.

Description reviewed Sep 2026. Each school program links to the page it was verified against.