Family Attorneys are lawyers who deal with issues leading from complex emotional and legal relationships between family members. They have to deal with a lot of personal details of one’s life, such as divorce, children, inheritance, and family partitions. They can act as mediators when disagreements develop between family members. They also can represent family members during court proceedings.

Eligibility Criteria

To become a Family Attorney, one must have completed their schooling with over 50% marks. After that, they should have studied appeared for a national Law Entrance Exam, and secondly must have completed their education from a recognized Law School. Finally, upon completion of your course, you can seek the approval of the Bar who will approve your practice.

Types of Family Attorneys:

·       Advocates:

They can serve to provide legal consultation and assistance to people, related to the field of family law. Advocates also advise the family as to the proceedings of the court and how they should try to navigate it.

·       Advisors:

Advisors not only serve the role of advocates but are also responsible for making legal arrangements for their clients, which includes drawing paperwork, and handling correspondence. They also advise the client as to what is the best course of action for them legally. They can also represent the clients in courts.

·       Divorce Lawyers:

Divorce attorney specialize in a divorce case. They need to deal with the issues surrounding divorces, such as alimony, division of property, custody of children, and other terms of separation. They also represent their clients in a court of law.

Qualities Needed In A Family Attorney

• Attorneys need to have a strong and robust understanding of the legal provisions surrounding family law. They should be able to navigate the court proceedings with utmost precision and diligence. Knowing the legal provisions and earlier court rulings in similar cases, helps every attorney serve the client more strongly in court.
• Attorneys should be sensitive in behaviors. Family lawyers have to do with familial situations. Oftentimes, these are very emotional moments in a person’s life. Due to this, the role of Family Attorneys often ends up going beyond just legal advice, but also step into the boundary of emotional as well as personal advice and support.

Family Attorney is a very interesting field of occupation. It is a popular specialization for lawyers to undertake, and the demand for them is always high!