Advanced Paralegal Certificate in Family Law II: Parentage, Modifications, Enforcements

The APC Family Law courses will prepare you to apply the skills you have obtained through your paralegal certificate course, or experience in the legal field, to the practice of family law. Skills include:

1. Client Intake for each matter;
2. Preparation of an Enforcement for non-payment of child support;
3. Preparation for Enforcement Hearing;
4. Preparation of Order on Enforcement;
5. Preparation of Suit for Modification of Prior Order (modification of child support and visitation);
6. Preparation of a Suit for Parentage;
7. Propounding discovery that’s appropriate for each issue;
8. Preparing for mediation;
9. Preparation of ancillary motions and Orders – Motion to Compel Discovery, Motion to Withdraw, Motion for Continuance, Motion for Additional Temporary Orders, and other case specific motions.
10. Court-Specific requirements, County-Specific requirements, Scheduling orders & calendaring;
11. Review of docketing due dates when a case is set for trial;
12. Trial/Hearing prep, exhibits;
13. Preparation of Final Order in Suit Affecting Parent/Child Relationship;
14. Closing out the case;

Schedule: This course will not be offered in 2026

Fees: TBA

In order to register for this course, you must have a paralegal certificate, a paralegal degree, or three years of experience performing substantive legal work as a paralegal under the supervision of an attorney.