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Facing divorce, custody or modification and wondering if you need a lawyer? Protect yourself with our free "Texas Divorce and Family Law Guide". Call 512-472-7799 for your copy or to set a consultation. Helpful links to family law resources to help you with your case.

Facing divorce, custody or modification? You might not need a lawyer, but before you sign any papers or go to court, read my free 'Texas Divorce and Family Law Guide: What You Should Know BEFORE You Call a Lawyer'. Learn how to avoid common mistakes and protect your rights so you can resolve your case and get on with your life. These links to family law resources will help you learn your options and your rights. Facing divorce, custody or modification? Protect yourself with our "Texas Divorce and Family Law Guide". Call 512-472-7799 for your free copy or to set a consultation.

Divorce

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ABA’s Lawlink: The Legal Research Jumpstation: This site provides links to legal research and information resources.
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U.S. Department of Justice—Office on Violence Against Women: This site provides updates on federal regulations and legislation relevant to the prevention of violence against
women. The site also provides contact information for the National Domestic Violence Hotline and information
on state domestic-violence hotlines and agencies.
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation: This site provides information on the federal corporation that ensures payment of pension benefits to participants
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American Bar Association—Commission on Domestic Violence:
This site features information on national organizations that aid victims of domestic violence, links to legal resources
and other sites related to domestic violence, and training materials for attorneys.
American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers: This site provides legal links, an online divorce manual, and a variety of articles related to marriage and divorce.
Texas Department of Human Services-Family Violence Shelters:
This site provides a statewide listing of family-violence shelters and hotlines.
Texas Department of Family & Protective Services:
This site provides information on adoption, foster care, adult protection, child care, and child protection, as well

as a listing of relevant hotlines.
Texas Council on Family Violence:
This site provides information on laws and issues relevant to the prevention of family violence, as well as links to

similar state and national organizations.

Custody

U.S. Department of State—Children & Family: This site features information on enforcement of child support abroad, international parental child abduction,
and intercountry adoption, as well as links to other sites that deal with international children’s issues.
General Information
Support Guidelines: This site provides links to federal child-support guidelines, as well as the guidelines for all 50 states, the District
of Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico, and Canada. The site also contains online child-support calculators and numerous
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National Child Support Enforcement Association: This site contains information on child-support issues, a bill tracking chart for federal child-support legislation,
and links to federal and state research initiatives.
National Center for Missing & Exploited Children: This site contains NCMEC articles, a national database with pictures of missing children, resources for teaching
children about safety, and legal resources for child sexual-exploitation cases.
American Bar Association—Center on Children & the Law:
This site provides information for family-law practitioners, including online articles, federal statutes, and links to
sites related to protecting and educating children.
Texas Department of Public Safety-Missing Persons Clearinghouse:
This site serves as a central repository for information on missing and unidentified persons in Texas.
Texas Coalition for Adoption Resources & Education:
This site is dedicated to adoption issues and provides tracking of statutes in the Texas Legislature related to adoption.

The site also includes an adoption search registry for those born in Texas or whose adoption was finalized in

Texas.
Texas Attorney General-Child Support Division:
This site provides information on the roles of the Texas Attorney General's Office and Texas local agencies in collecting child support, links to other relevant governmental agencies and programs, and forms for child-support services. The site also allows parents and attorneys to check the status of their child-support payment or case.

Family Law

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U.S. House of Representatives: This site includes links to and search capabilities for federal codes, bills, amendments, and debates, as well as
contact information and voting records for each U.S. Representative.
U.S. House of Representatives: This site includes links to and search capabilities for federal codes, bills, amendments, and debates, as well as
contact information and voting records for each U.S. Representative.
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit: This site features information on the Fifth Circuit, including opinions of the court, case information, rules of appellate
procedure, and links to courts within the Fifth Circuit. The site also provides information on the Fifth Circuit
library system.
U.S. Constitution: This site provides the complete text of the U.S. Constitution and annotations of U.S. Supreme Court cases that
analyze and interpret the Constitution. The site is prepared by the Congressional Research Service of the Library
of Congress.
U.S. Congress: This site supplies legislative information from the Library of Congress. The site provides records of daily floor activities; a searchable database of information on pending legislation, the Congressional Record, and committee
information; and other information on the legislative process.
U.S. Code: This site provides the most current online version of the U.S. Code, searchable by popular title, headings, and
text.
Texas State Law Library: This site provides search capabilities for the Texas State Law Library catalog, information on the collections and
services available at the library, and links to Texas legal resources.
Texas Register: This site is an online version of the Texas Register, with information on new and proposed regulations, open
meetings, public filings, gubernatorial appointments, and attorney general opinions, as well as a search engine
for “TAC Titles Affected.” Both current and back issues are accessible, and there are indexes beginning with
1997.
Texas Online: This site provides links to Texas state and local electronic resources and an index of governmental- and taxingauthority
websites and services.
Texas Legislature Online:
This site provides the complete text of Texas statutory law and a searchable database of bills passed by the Texas
Legislature since 1989, which provides information on the status of all bills, including bill history with actions,
amendments, companions, and captions. The full text of all bills dating back to 1993 is also included.
Texas Law Librarians: This site features an index of links to federal and Texas state legal-research resources.
Texas Ethics Reporter: This site provides information on ethics rules governing attorneys and judges in Texas.
Texas Ethics Commission: This site features a search engine for advisory opinions issued by the Texas Ethics Commission.
Texas Courts Online: This site provides information on and links to the Texas Supreme Court, the Court of Criminal Appeals, appellate
courts, trial courts, and judicial agencies and groups. The site also provides a search engine for the Texas Judicial
System Directory.
Texas Attorney General—Opinions: This site features an index and a searchable database of opinions issued by the Texas Attorney General, an index
of requests for an opinion, a status sheet on requests, and an overview of the request procedure.
Texas Administrative Code: This site provides access to all Texas state agency rules and regulations.
The Oyez Project: U.S. Supreme Court Media: This site provides information on major constitutional cases heard and decided by the U.S. Supreme Court. Cases
are organized by subject and term.
Meta-Index for U.S. Legal Research: This site features a search engine for decisions from the U.S. Supreme Court and federal circuit courts, federal
legislation and regulations, and additional legal resources.
Legal Information Institute—Supreme Court Collection: This site contains all U.S. Supreme Court opinions issued since May 1990, discussions of the court’s most recent
decisions, and a collection of over 600 historically important decisions rendered by the court. Cases are organized
by topic, author, and party.
Laws Online: This site provides links to U.S. Supreme Court and state supreme court cases, federal and state rules and codes,
directories of attorneys and other legal professionals, law schools, law reviews, and service providers such as expert
witnesses, trial consultants, private investigators, and interpreters.
Law & Policy Institutions Guide: This site provides various law-related links, including book reviews, legal-research aids, and information on international
law, foreign resources, and law libraries.
Investigations—Locating Services—Free: These sites feature database search capabilities to assist in locating individuals in the United States. Payment is
required to view information other than address or phone number.
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FindLaw: This site provides a comprehensive index of legal resources, including a legal-subject index, state- and federallaw
resources, legal-practice materials, cases, and codes, as well as legal news.
Federal Judicial Center: This site is maintained by the education and research agency for the federal courts. The site provides access to
various publications on current legal issues, including alternative dispute resolution and civil-rights litigation.
Federal Courts Finder: This site provides links to the U.S. Supreme Court and all federal appellate courts, district courts, tax courts, and
bankruptcy courts, organized by state and circuit.
Expert Pages: This site features a directory of expert witnesses on most family-law issues.
Code of Federal Regulations: This site provides access to and search capabilities for rules and regulations adopted by federal agencies.
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services—Administration for Children & Families: This site provides information on and links to the governmental programs and offices within the Administration
for Children and Families, as well as information on policy and planning.
American Bar Association—Section of Family Law: This site provides legal links aimed at practitioners, law students, and the general public, online discussion
groups for family-law-section members, and a description of family-law projects related to children’s issues.
Texas Department of State Health Services—Bureau of Vital Statistics: This site provides information on births, adoptions, deaths, marriages, and divorces in Texas, including information
on obtaining birth and death certificates, opening adoption records, reporting forms for suits affecting the
parent-child relationship, and vital-statistics reports.
Texas Academy of Family Law Specialists:
This site includes links to useful family-law sites, Texas and U.S. governmental organizations, online newspapers,

search engines, and legal directories.
State Bar of Texas Family Law Section:
This site provides links to publications, general information on the family-law section of the state bar, information

on continuing legal education, and other resources for family-law practitioners in Texas.
Travis County Bar Association: Information and resources regarding Austin, Texas and Travis County attorneys.

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