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Domestic Relations

Helpful Web Sites

www.adoption.org
National Adoption Clearinghouse provides factual information from all aspects of adoption, with a focus on adoptee's, adoptive and birth parents, and other individuals involved in adoptions. Includes links to statistics, adoption laws, and search resources on both national and local levels.
www.adopting.org
Comprehensive site offers informal forum for both factual and opinion-based information on adoption. Contains personal stories, links to agencies assisting in adoption and location of birth families by adoptee's, and media coverage. Includes free access to chat rooms, list services and bulletin boards related to all aspects of adoption.
www.adopting.com
Site geared toward prospective adopting parents, and addresses issues associated with birth parent rights and current adoption trends. Includes links to adoption facilitators and attorneys, as well as other adoption-related resources. Provides photos of children awaiting adoption, including referring agency information.

www.afccnet.org
Association of Family and Conciliation Courts site. International organization maintains interests of children in family law with a focus on developing ideas in mediations, resolving family conflict, and parent education.

www.austinchildguidance.org
Austin-based counseling center for children and families, Austin Child Guidance Center. Lists services, including individual, family, and group counseling. Includes links to articles, books, and resources focusing on children.

www.austin.isd.tenet.edu
Includes Spanish Version. Austin Independent School District site offers information about school campuses, curricula, and community supportive education services. Includes press releases, and links to related media and education resources

www.divorceinfo.com
Site is administered by a divorce mediator/lawyer and provides a personal perspective of divorce and its impact on family dynamics. It also provides outside resources for additional information on divorce, including links to other divorce clearinghouses of information. Has a somewhat religious tone, and includes non divorce-related autobiographical text on the webmaster..

www.fathering.org
Center for Successful Fathering, Inc. is an Austin-based program, which advocates for the role of fathers in children's lives. Provides workshops and seminars for fathers, recent research in topics associated with fatherhood, and links to publications and resource materials for parents. Some links are related to parenting through divorce.

www.texcarepartnership.com
Affordable health insurance for eligible Texas children. Has both English and Spanish versions of the site and includes insurance application for users to download. Includes linkds to Medicaid and CHIP information.

www.travisbar.com
Non-profit corporation of Travis County attorneys provides a newsletter-format site. Includes links to Texas and Travis County-based legal resources and lawyer referral services. Offers limited Frequently Asked Questions [FAQ] answers to the general public.
www.abanet.org
American Bar Association's site is a clearinghouse of resources for all aspects of American law. The ABA is a professional association that focuses on education and advocacy for lawyers, judges, and the general public. Includes a 'Site of the Week,' links to international legal resources, and an online version of the ABA Journal.
Also see "Protective Orders" below.

www.oag.state.tx.us/cs
Office of the Attorney General site includes a section on Child Support Enforcement, as well as a section focusing on services for Crime Victims in addition to other services provided by the Office of the Attorney General. Site provides phone numbers and addresses for the Office of the Attorney General.

www.women-law.org
The Women's Advocacy Project offers a Pro Se Protective Order packet which is available online in both English and Spanish. They also operate three statewide toll-free legal hotlines: the Family Violence Legal Line, the Sexual Assault Legal Line and the Family Law Hotline.

www.safeplace.org
SafePlace provides safety and healing services to survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault. All programs including shelter, counseling and hospital advocacy can be accessed through our 24-hour Hotline.

www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/cse
Federal Office of Child Support Enforcement provides users with a general, as well as state-by-state outline of its child support enforcement program. It includes frequently asked questions, and provides a user-friendly search format for unlisted questions related to child support. Includes announcements and Spanish language formats for all reports generated by the Federal Office of Child Support Enforcement.

Last Modified: Monday, June 14, 2010 2:33 PM