Links for Family Law
Copyright 2008 by Ronald B. Standler
Table of Contents:
Florida
Massachusetts
Pennsylvania
Other states
This webpage presents links that may be useful in doing legal research
in family law in Florida, Massachusetts, or Pennsylvania.
Accessing this webpage does not constitute legal advice for your
specific problem.
See my disclaimer.
The author of this webpage is an attorney in Massachusetts who does
legal research for attorneys.
My hints for how to
find
an attorney who specializes in family law.
Florida
Florida statutes
Title 6, chapter 61 covers divorce and support.
Title 43 covers domestic relations, including marriage.
Florida State Courts — Family Law
Forms
Rules
and Opinions
Florida state child support homepage
Florida Law Libraries
- When I looked on 1 Oct 2009, neither the University of Florida Law School nor
the Florida State University Law School libraries had a research guide
for family law or divorce law
- Volusia County Law Library
Florida Attorney's Websites
Massachusetts
my general Massachusetts legal links
Massachusetts Divorce Statutes
Massachusetts Trial Court Law Libraries
FAQ and
forms for divorce.
Massachusetts Family Court
forms
Massachusetts child support information:
Lexis summary
of residency requirement, grounds for divorce, equitable distribution of marital property, alimony,
child custody and support.
Massachusetts Law Libraries
Massachusetts Attorney's Websites
- links by Steven Ballard,
an attorney in Wellesley Hills and Worcester, Massachusetts
blog
- links by Howard Goldstein, an attorney in Newton, Massachusetts
alternate link
Mr. Goldstein practices both collaborative law and litigation, whichever gives
the best outcome for a given client.
- Perocchi Family Law Firm in Andover, Mass.
- Massachusetts Collaborative Law Council family law.
Note that only attorneys who are licensed to practice law in Massachusetts can provide
advice on legal rights. Some "collaborative law professionals" are psychologists or
social workers, who are not attorneys.
- links by Gerald Nissenbaum, an attorney in Boston
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes.
Title 23 of the Pennsylvania statutes covers divorce and domestic relations.
West has
posted the unofficial Purdon's Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes online.
Family Courts in
Philadelphia and
Pittsburgh have forms.
state child support homepage
child support calculator by Penn Glazier,
an attorney in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Lexis summary
of residency requirement, grounds for divorce, equitable distribution of marital property, alimony,
child custody and support.
Pennsylvania Law Libraries
Other States
FindLaw links on divorce law and child custody in each state
New York State Bar Association links
Laura W. Morgan is the author of the leading treatise on interpretation and application of
Child Support Guidelines.
American Bar Association, Section of Family Law
Resources.
See their "Family Law in the 50 States" Tables, which summarize divorce statutes
in all 50 states from Family Law Quarterly,
a publication of the American Bar Association. The information in these tables should be
checked against official versions of current statutes, before relying on the tables.
Links to divorce statutes
in all 50 states from Cornell University Law School, Legal Information Institute.
this document is at http://www.rbs2.com/lawlink3.html
first posted 21 July 2008, revised 6 Jan 2012
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