Articles are written by academics and practitioners and focus on important and timely legal issues in family law. Topics of recent issues include Access to Justice in Family Law, Family Law and Children’s Educational Rights, and an annual Family Law Updates issue. Issues are planned by an ABA Editorial Board of practitioners and scholars led by Professor Lisa F. Grumet, Director of NYLS’s Diane Abbey Law Institute for Children and Families. Professor Grumet serves as faculty editor and works with NYLS student editors and the ABA to develop and produce each issue.

NYLS student editors for FLQ work in teams to review and edit articles for factual and legal accuracy, check citations, update charts analyzing family law statutes in all 50 states, and research and write about new state legislation. All students attend student-led seminars that review research, writing, editing, and citation skills and family law concepts and provide opportunities for team meetings and sharing feedback. Through the program, students develop their knowledge of family law while honing their editing, research, writing, and citation, and leadership skills.

There are three ways for students to participate:

• Students who serve as Junior Editors edit and review the substance and citations of articles written by family law practitioners and scholars; research and update charts that analyze family law-related statutes in all 50 states, D.C., and Puerto Rico; and research and write about new state family law legislation for an annual student-written article titled “Redefining Family Law.”
• Students who serve as Senior Editors lead a team of two or three Junior Editors. Senior Editors assume a leadership, mentoring, and teaching role to provide guidance, constructive feedback, and support for the Junior Editors assigned to their teams. They work closely with team members and Executive Board members to edit and prepare all FLQ work for publication.
• Students who serve as members of FLQ’s Executive Board manage and oversee the articles editing and chart updating processes and the development of the “Redefining Family Law” article. They also develop and implement journal protocols, prepare educational materials, and teach a weekly seminar. Executive Board roles include a student Editor in Chief and other leadership positions.

Day Division and Evening Division students are eligible for the FLQ co-curricular program in their 2L, 3L, and/or 4L years. Students apply for the journal in the spring semester.