Abortion Law
In its Legalinks section, this site sends users to featured sites, Supreme Court resources and general legal research sources. Other links on the site feature federal law, a background on state abortion laws, an introduction to Canon law and links to specific cases such as Roe v. Wade. Source: The Abortion Law Homepage.
http://hometown.aol.com/abtrbng/index.htm
Administration For Children and Families (ACF)
A division of the Department of Health and Human Services, ACF assists state and local organizations with programs for children and families. Through the Web site, users can access research and statistical information, including the Government Performance and Results Act (GPA). Other sections include: Grants, Budget & Policy, State & Local, and Programs.
http://www.acf.dhhs.gov/
Adoption Network
This site uses an animated neighborhood to guide users through the process of adoption. Geared toward the adoption consumer, the site offers links to adoption law information and resources for locating adoption attorneys. Source: Adoption.org.
http://www.adoption.org/
Adoption Policy Resource Center
A self-paced online course guides users through federal and state rules governing adoption assistance. This site also features links to cases, statutes and other legal information related to adoption. A Policy Resource Center provides links to recent cases. Source: Adoption Advocates.
http://www.fpsol.com/adoption/advocates.html
American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers
This site features an Articles section that offers writings from divorce lawyers across the country. Users also can access legal research, legal news, divorce headlines, a section on children’s rights, and a directory of matrimonial lawyers.
http://www.aaml.org/
American Bar Association (ABA) Center on Children and the Law
Find current and pending federal legislation related to children’s issues. Also link to the National Child Welfare Court Improvement Web site; subscribe to an online Child Law Practice magazine; and find research material on subjects including child welfare and child protection law reform.
http://www.abanet.org/child/home.html
American Bar Association (ABA) Commission on Domestic Violence
This site contains links to articles covering topics such as: Internet Warnings, Domestic Violence Profiles, Training Material and Resources, Research Inquiries. Also link to legal research and information on the Model Code on Domestic and Family Violence.
http://www.abanet.org/domviol/home.html
American Bar Association (ABA) Commission on Legal Problems of the Elderly
The ABA’s Partnership in Law and Aging program invites legal practitioners and organizations to apply for grants to help improve legal awareness among the elderly. Also access the Lawyer’s Tool Kit for Health Care Advance Planning. The Web site includes legislative updates, news releases, and access to publications.
http://www.abanet.org/elderly/home.html
American Bar Association (ABA) Family Law Section
Members of the Family Law section of the ABA receive subscriptions to the Family Advocate magazine and the Family Law quarterly journal. A Family Law Practitioners page also is available for members only. The site also lists policies, a calendar of events and a section for law students.
http://www.abanet.org/family/home.html
American Bar Association (ABA) Steering Committee on the Unmet Legal Needs of Children
This site focuses on creating awareness and facilitating support for children in legal situations. The latest attorney guide for the state of the legal community with respect to children’s needs can be purchased from this site. Users also can read an online newsletter.
http://www.abanet.org/unmet/home.html
Association for Children for Enforcement of Support (ACES)
This site works to assist families in dealing with the legal issues surrounding child support. An Action Alert section discusses the latest legal battles. The site outlines accomplishments of the organization formed in 1983, and problems and solutions in child support cases.
http://www.childsupport-aces.org/
Center for Law & Social Policy
The organization promotes issues and protects the interest of the poor and lower class in its influence on legislation and social policy. Link to several reports and publications, and an overview of the organization’s history and activities.
http://www.clasp.org/
Checklists For The Efficient Handling of Your Caseload in Family Law (John Nichols)
This article written by John Nichols is a checklist for handling cases in Family Law. The checklist includes topics such as Office Procedures, Getting Started, Discovery, Motions, Marshalling of Information, and much more.
http://www.aaml.org/Articles/2000-2/Checklist%20for%20handling.htm
Child Custody and Divorce Resources
Link to state-specific child custody and divorce resources. Within each state link find access to law firms, research, articles, books, and organizations. Source: CustodySource.com.
http://www.custodysource.com/state.htm
Child Support Reports
This site provided by the Department of Health and Human Services provides a list of past and current child support reports and resources. Other features on this site include selected forms and surveys, reports and publications, and research reports.
http://www.acf.dhhs.gov/programs/cse/prgrpt.htm
Children’s Rights Council
When parents are apart, this organization dedicates its resources to assure that children receive the benefits of parental involvement by both, regardless of custody. With chapters in nearly every state, names addresses, contact persons, and phone numbers is accessible from the site. The site also has details on becoming a member, national organization affiliates, and more than 40 links to related sites.
http://www.gocrc.com/
Colorado Divorce Handbook
Access legal news, the latest case and legislation information, and advice on navigating a divorce successfully using the legal system. Sections include: attorneys’ fees, children, taxes, alternative resolution, and property. Source: Colorado law office of Stephen J. Harhai.
http://www.codivorce.com/default.htm
Complex Financial Cases for Trial: Analyzing, Organinzing, Preparing (Stephen J. Harhai)
Complex Financial Cases for Trial by Stephen J. Harrhai creates an organized checklist for dealing with those financially complexing cases. Some of the topics of this article include Key Skills for Case Preparation; Tools are Important; Spreadsheets; and Divorce Examples. The article is complete with tables and charts.
http://www.codivorce.com/Articles/Preparing%20a%20Complex%20Financial%20Case2.htm
Dads Against Discrimination
Run by a group of non-legal dads concerned with paternal custody, this site features recent news article, state and local event listings, and available for purchase.
http://www.dadsusa.com/
Determining and Valuing Contingent Marital Interests ( Miriam E. Mason)
This article provides a solid checklist and formula for “Determining and Valuing Contingent Marital Interests” in Colorado. The topics of this article include Determining and Valuing Contingent Marital Interests, Considerations and Components of Value, and Valuation Methods. Case law is sited for each of these three topics.
http://www.codivorce.com/Articles/CO options.doc
Divorce Helpline
This site seeks to instruct those involved in a divorce how to stay out of court. It also provides a course on how to “do it yourself,” without an attorney. A Reading Room link provides access to more than 10 articles relating to different divorce issues. The site also has a link to browse books on the subject and place to obtain relevant forms for getting organized during a divorce. A list of California-based attorneys and legal practitioners can be found in the California Service Center section.
http://www.divorcehelp.com
DivorceInfo
This site covers the various ways to use, or not use, the legal system during a divorce. In the Legal Help section, several options are explained: No legal help, prepaid legal plan, coaching, collaborative law, and hiring a full-service attorney. Other parts of the site are geared toward helping those involved with a divorce work through the issues including: common mistakes, children, and money. Users also can order from five different categories of forms.
http://www.divorceinfo.com/
Divorce Law Information Service Center
Purchase divorce and separation agreement forms; access specific state divorce resources; and use the State By State Child Support Calculators to estimate support payments.
http://www.divorcelawinfo.com/
DivorceNet
This site includes a list of links and several sections including: State-By-State Resource Center; Interactive Bulletin Boards; and Related Family Law Resources. The Lawyer-to-Lawyer section provides information on how to participate in DivorceNet. The site also has a chat feature and a search option.
http://www.divorcenet.com/
Domestic Relations
This list of links includes state statutes relating to domestic laws and rules, and articles and publications dealing with domestic issues. Related topics cover subject including: crime, taxation, and laws of other nations. Source: Internet Law Library.
http://www.lectlaw.com/inll/97.htm
Elder Law San Antonio Express News columns
The Texas Elder Law Archive provides legal forms and online consultation. Some of the other features include legal links, a bookstore and a search feature for the archives dating back to 1994.
http://www.premack.com/
Family Law Quarterly
Family Law Quarterly is sponsored by the American Bar Association (ABA). This site features information such as current abstracts, archives, and tables. Subscription information to the ABA is also available. Other links to the ABA home page are accessible through this site as well.
http://www.abanet.org/family/familylaw/home.html
Foreign Divorce Judgments, Orders and Decrees (Peter M. Walzer)
This article discusses what happens when people from outside the United States decided to move into the U.S. and leave a divorce settlement from their previous country unsettled. The article also discusses when the U.S. may step into the situation and when the Court Orders of the U.S. are valid and enforceable against the person who committed the violation.
http://www.aaml.org/Articles/2001-01/Foreign%20Support%20Orders.htm
Hidden Assets (Mary Johanna McCurley)
This article provides a checklist for dealing with hidden assets when the situation arises in a divorce case. The article walks the reader step by step through the process and provides a fact pattern making it easier for the reader to follow.
http://www.aaml.org/hiddenassets.htm
How to Get A Divorce
Here, find information on states’ divorce requirements, filing requirements and common language. Access to lawyers and other divorce professionals is provided in a section called: Finding Divorce Professionals. Users also can access books, forms and a child support calculator.
http://www.howtogetadivorce.com/
The Ideal Juror Profile and Mitigating the Effects of a Fault-Base Divorce
This article provides a solid checklist for obtaining profiles and one for mitigating the effects of a fault based divorce. An effective guideline may be drawn from the contents of this article.
http://www.aaml.org/ideal.htm
Information on Children & the Court System
Information on Children and the Court System is an article that deals with children and the various ways they may be involved in litigation or in the court system in general. The titles in the Table of Contents for this article include: What Kinds of Court Cases Involve Children?; What is a Guardian Ad Litem (GAL)?; What is a Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA)?; What is Children First?; and Miscellaneous Child Advocacy Resources on the Web.
http://www.rollanet.org/~bennett/bbchild.htm
International Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (IACM)
IACM members come from more than countries around the world. The site features links to legal resources, a member directory, links to members’ Web sites, a calendar of events and the latest matrimonial law-related news.
http://www.iaml.org/
Legal Information Institute (LII) Adoption Law Overview
Access federal and state statutes; federal agency regulations; federal and state judicial decisions; and international information.
http://www.law.cornell.edu/topics/adoption.html
Legal Information Institute (LII) Child Custody Law Overview
Access state and federal statutes; state and federal judicial decisions; and international information.
http://www.law.cornell.edu/topics/child_custody.html
Legal Information Institute (LII) Disability Law Overview
Access federal statutes; federal agency regulations; federal judicial decisions; state statutes; and state judicial decisions.
http://www.law.cornell.edu/topics/disability.html
National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges
This is the official Web site of The National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges (NCJNFJ). The categories featured on this site include the NCJNFJ Departments and a weekly newsletter. Membership information, publications and other informational links are provided.
http://www.ncjfcj.org/
National Court Appointed Special Advocate Association
This organization provides an invaluable service for children in the court system by speaking for the best interest of the child through first-hand knowledge. The site outlines who members are, what they do, how to become a volunteer, how to become a member of the organization, and more. Each state, including the District of Columbia has a local program and there is a link to a separate site for volunteers and members.
http://www.nationalcasa.org/
National Senior Citizens Law Center (NSCLC)
The NSCLC works to aid low-income seniors and individuals with disabilities. The groups uses litigation and legislative activity and provides assistance to attorneys and paralegals in field programs. Through a grant, the group has established a national technical assistance program for legal services. Site sections include: Advocates’ Page, and Consumers’ Page.
http://www.nsclc.org/
Non-Custodial Parents Rights
This site offers legal resources for non-custodial parents, as well as legislative information and news. Users can access text written to reform current legislation and send it to local legislators. A free newsletter also is available through the site.
http://www.ancpr.org/
Qualified Domestic Relations Orders- The Division of Retirement Plan Assets in Divorce (Mark L. Silow)
This article discusses the current issues related to Qualified Domestic Relations Orders (QDRO). The author defines QDROs and analyzes the benefits and related issues on the subject.
http://www.frof.com/articles/artDetail.asp?id=77
Senior Law
Attorneys can link to Medicare and Medicaid resources, a list of elder law attorneys, elder law resources, and an article covering Supplemental Needs Trusts. Also access the Lexis-Matthew Bender publication “New York Guide to Tax, Estate & Financial Planning for the Elderly,” by David Goldfarb & Joseph Rosenberg.
http://www.seniorlaw.com/
Split Up Divorce Web Site
The law section contains information about divorce specific to each state. The site has software that can be purchased for a minimal fee to aid in reviewing a person’s financial situation while going through and after divorce.
http://www.splitup.com/
Support Guidelines.com
As the only location that child support guidelines for every state are on the Internet, this excellent site is a unique location for child support information. Abstracts of support cases can be reviewed and articles about support news are outlined from this site. There are links to calculators to determine the proper amount of support and more than 100 links to assist in locating additional information.
http://www.supportguidelines.com/main.html
Survivors of Stalking (SOS)
The site provides details on behavior that is grounds for stalking charges; federal laws pertaining to stalking; Florida state stalking statutes; and statistics about the crime.
http://www.soshelp.org/
Ten Reasons to Try Divorce Mediation
This article lists ten reasons to explore mediation in a divorce instead of going straight to the courtroom. This site also has links to Discussion Forums, Psychology Resources, and a Mediation Center.
http://www.shpm.com/articles/divorce/mediat.html
Ten Tips for Divorce Lawyers (Mike McCurley)
This article lists ten ways to deal with clients and third parties in order to make the divorce process smoother.
http://www.aaml.org/tentipslawyers.htm
Ten Tips For Divorcing Parents (Mike McCurely)
This is a list of ten factors provided in this article as suggestions to make the divorce process easier on the children of the adults going through divorce.
http://www.aaml.org/tentipsparents.htm
Uniform Parentage Act 2000 (National Conference of Commissioners)
The Uniform Parentage Act of 2000 was drafted by the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws. This Act is provided in full on this site. Also furnished is the statute of limitation specific to each state.
http://www.aaml.org/Articles/2000-11/UPA%20FINAL%20TEXT%20WITH%20COMMENTS%20.htm
Virginia State Bar Family Law Section
This state-specific site deals with several family law issues pertinent to Virginia law. Some of the topics include: divorce, separation, and division of property and debts. The site also focuses on international family law issues. Source: Virginia attorney John Crouch.
http://patriot.net/~crouch/fln.html
Unmarried Couples & the Law
This site is a resource for both heterosexual and homosexual unmarried couples. Users can link to resources, articles and legal information. Source: Goldman & Kagon Law Corporation.
http://www.palimony.com/
