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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Only go if he can go to a pedigree school --

But why at his age?  And married with kids?!?

He'll be competing with all the gunners with no spouse (and def no kids) to study and be the top of his class.  Remember the bulk of law school classes are kids stright out of college (or 1-2 years out), with no responsibilities outside of studying.   That was me-- young and nothing to do but study.  I cannot imagine having a spouse (much less a child!!!) while in law school.  Crazy talk.

As a complete aside, and take from this what you will (I am a long-married, and have no dog in this fight)...but should tell you that:
I went to a top-5 school and every marriage in my 1L class divorced.  Every single one.  I have no idea if it was the pressure or temptation.  But not a single marriage survived.

Knowing what I know- I would say hell no.  But that's just me.  
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I knew at least 8 married students at my top 5 and not only are they still married almost a decade later, but, across the board, they also did a lot better than students who were single because they were focused. No time wasted hooking up after happy hours or trying to date while they were supposed to be studying.

OP, a lot comes down to your ability to support the family if your husband's law school jaunt doesn't work out.  HYS with excellent grades puts him in an ideal position, but HYS with okay grades might mean he cannot get the big law job he needs to pay off that debt. I tend to think that six figure debt is a young man's game and people who have children should be more risk averse. I suggest scholarship at Notre Dame because a guy smart enough to get top grades at HYS will be top of his class at Notre Dame and land big law, but if he cannot get top grades, then at least he will not be coming out with ruinous debt. Also, if he does not have ruinous debt, he will be able to take advantage of lower paying, but excellent options such as clerking for a year or DOJ Honors, for instance.[/quote]

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