FAMILY LAW

General Collections of Web Sites

Findlaw: Legal Subjects: Family Law

Summaries of child support laws, briefs and articles, databases, government agencies, journals and books, links to discussion groups and web sites.

Hieros Gamos: Family and Elder Law

Comprehensive set of links to U.S. federal and state laws and regulations, publications, discussion groups, and associations involved with family law.

Jurist: Law Guide/Family Law

Current news, books and book reviews, link to the Family Law Quarterly, law school course pages, associations, e-mail lists, and a Best of the Web listing of web sites.

Law School Family Law Web Pages

Legal Information Institute(Cornell)

Resources on adoption, child custody, children's rights, marriage, estates and trusts.

E.B. Williams Law Library(Georgetown)

Very useful web guide: primary legal materials(federal and state laws), federal and state government resources, associations, and links to journals, newsletters, and current awareness resources.

Syracuse University College of Law's Family Law and Social Policy Center

Features interdisciplinary resources: full-text articles, family and social policy links, family law research guides(including New York), selected family law sites related to children's issues, marriage, health, and social policy(housing, welfare, employment, and education).

Bar Associations Web Pages

American Bar Association Section of Family Law

Publications, meetings, CLE, reports, links to ABA's Center on Children and the Law, ABA commissions and committees, section information, and selected links to other family law sites.

American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers

Law referral directory, legal research guide to materials on the web, Hot Topics, state chapter links, publications, including Journal of American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers.

Boston Bar Association

Family Law Section newsletters, meeting announcements, information on the Section's public policy work, the Responsible Fatherhood Initiative.

Massachusetts Bar Association

Lawyer referral service, CLE seminars, MBA publications, and links to Massachusetts General Laws, MBA ethics opinions.

Legal Issues: Children and Marriage

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services: Administration for Children and Families(HHS/ACF)

Information about child support enforcement projects, the Fatherhood Initiative, the Tribal Work Group, and other HHS/ACF programs. See Federal Office of Child Support Enforcement.

Massachusetts Department of Revenue: Child Support Enforcement(CSE)

Guidelines and regulations about the Massachusetts Employer Reporting System, income withholding, paternity guide, and deadbeat parents. Access CSE information in Spanish.

Gay and Lesbian Advocates and Defenders(GLAD)

See marriage bills, GLAD briefs, publications, and current awareness.

LexisNexis

Family Law from Lexis Nexis

Access to free resources, including peer-reviewed legal articles, the latest research and live chat hosted by peer-reviewed lawyers.

Last updated May 14, 2009
Compilation of sources by Ellen Delaney, Reference Librarian.