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Family Law Links: Research Sites

  • Congressional Research Service  

    This link is to the U.S. Department of State's Congressional Research Service, with issue briefs and reports. Using the site's search engine, you will find reports on the U.S.'s international efforts to end domestic violence.

  • Federal Register  

    Published by the Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), the Federal Register is the official daily publication for rules, proposed rules, and notices of Federal agencies and organizations, as well as executive orders and other presidential documents.

  • Global Gateway  

    The Library of Congress's Global Gateway to world culture and resources is a collection of links arranged by country and selected by Library of Congress specialists. They provide authoritative and in-depth information.

  • Google Scholar  

    Google Scholar provides a simple way to broadly search for scholarly literature. From one place, you can search across many disciplines and sources: peer-reviewed papers, theses, books, abstracts and articles, from academic publishers, professional societies, preprint repositories, universities and other scholarly organizations.

  • Government Periodicals  

    Link to government periodicals, hosted by the University of Louisville.

  • LawCharts.com  

    Site contains legal reference charts for lawyers, law students, and the public, concentrating mostly on law books and information.

  • SearchSystems.net  

    SearchSystems.net is a large, up-to-date and reliable directory of public records on the Internet. Online since 1997, SearchSystems.net is a resource of business information, corporate filings, property records, deeds, mortgages, criminal and civil court filings, inmates, offenders, births, deaths, marriages, unclaimed property, professional licenses, and much more.

  • U.S. Code/U.S. Federal Statutes  

    A research and electronic publishing activity of the Cornell Law School, including the U.S. Code and Supreme Court opinions.

  • U.S. Library of Congress on the Net  

    Provided by the U.S. Library of Congress, this site provides free federal legislative information available to the public. You can find bills, resolutions, public laws, congressional votes, calendars, and schedules, committee information, presidential nominations, treaties, and government resources.

  • Violence Against Women Network  

    The Violence Against Women Network (VAWnet), the National Online Resource Center on Violence Against Women, is funded through a Cooperative Agreement with the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and is housed within the National Resource Center on Domestic Violence (NRCDV). VAWnet is an easily accessible and comprehensive collection of full-text, searchable electronic resources on domestic violence, sexual violence and related issues. VAWnet's primary goal is to support local, state and national violence against women prevention and intervention strategies that are safe, effective, and address the self-identified issues of consequence to victims and survivors. VAWnet's special areas of emphasis include violence against women in traditionally marginalized communities; the connections which exist between sexual assault and domestic violence; and "intersections" - the disproportionate impact on victims and survivors of violence against women of poverty, chemical dependency, racism, citizenship status, homophobia, mental and/or physical disability and other life-generated risks.

  • Custody Decisions in Cases with Domestic Violence Allegations (PDF)  

    State-by-state custody decisions in cases with domestic violence.

  • The Leadership Council  

    The Leadership Council is a nonprofit independent scientific organization composed of respected scientists, clinicians, educators, legal scholars, and public policy analysts who provide the latest scientific information on issues that may affect the public's health and safety. They have research and information on child custody, PAS, and child abuse, and "seek to correct the misuse of psychological science to serve vested interests or justify victimizing vulnerable populations—especially abused and neglected children."

  • Law Offices of Margaret Dore  

    A family law attorney with expertise in custody, guardianship, elder law, bankruptcy and appeals, Margaret Dore provides instant access to her recent and significant articles, decisions and briefs. An arguments resource for legal advocates, this is an uncluttered law office site showcasing her work on contemporary subject matter in custody litigation, including ?"friendly parent concept", parenting coordinators, admission of gal testimony, and post dissolution matters.

  • The Liz Library  

    A wealth of knowledge, resources and opinions on family law, politics and child custody.

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