Family Law Center

The Section of Family Law has over 10,000 lawyer, associate and law student members across the country and worldwide. Our members are dedicated to serving the field of family law in areas such as adoption, divorce, custody, military law, alternative families, and elder law.

The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) is a federal agency funding state, territory, local, and tribal organizations to provide family assistance (welfare), child support, child care, Head Start, child welfare, and other programs relating to children and families.

Child Welfare Information Gateway provides access to information and resources to help protect children and strengthen families. A service of the Children's Bureau, Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Here you will find various material on the legal aspects of Marriage, Divorce, Children, etc... split into a number of overlapping categories.

State statutes regarding all family law legislation such as marital and domestic relations as well as children.

Family law is an area of the law that deals with family-related issues and domestic relations including, but not limited to: the nature of marriage, civil unions, and domestic partnerships; issues arising during marriage, including spousal abuse, legitimacy, adoption, surrogacy, child abuse, and child abduction; the termination of the relationship and ancillary matters including divorce, annulment, property settlements, alimony, and parental responsibility orders (in the United States, child custody and visitation, child support awards).

At Family Law Organization we have established a valuable Family Law resource for both attorneys and parents alike.

Under the U.S. Immigration and Nationality Act, U.S. citizens and legal permanent residents may sponsor their spouses (and other immediate family members) for immigration purposes. But same-sex partners of U.S. citizens and permanent residents are not considered "spouses" and their partners cannot sponsor them for family-based immigration. . The Uniting American Families Act (formerly the Permanent Partners Immigration Act) would help to remedy this injustice.

This page contains information to help you improve your health, the health of your loved ones, and to assist those who need help with daily life. All of the topics open-up to display many links to helpful information.

The jurisdiction of the International Family Law Committee includes those family law matters that transcend national borders, including issues involving international child abduction, enforcement of child support and maintenance orders across borders, intercountry adoption, marriage and divorce issues and related immigration matters that may arise when individuals from different countries marry, and issues affecting incapacitated adults and the administration of their assets. The Committee in particular focuses on the development or enforcement of multilateral conventions governing these family law questions. The Committee includes practitioners working in the field of international family law as well and academics and policy makers interested in this emerging area of practice.

This section covers issues arising from family relations, such as marriage and divorce, child abduction, and maintenance obligations in a cross-border context.

The AIRE Centre brings you an exciting opportunity to keep abreast and updated with information and litigation in family law and the European Convention on Human Rights.

"Transnational" (or "transactional") law is becoming a frequent phenomenon in the practice of law and now occupies a prominent place in the study of international and comparative law. Both academic and practitioner-oriented information sources point to ways to locate and connect national laws with treaties and regimes of harmonization; however, commercial and procedural rules have been, in general, easier to locate than substantive and harmonized law in the family law area. This guide points researchers to significant electronic and print sources in transnational and comparative family law.

The American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers mission: To encourage the study, improve the practice, elevate the standards and advance the cause of matrimonial law, to the end that the welfare of the family and society be protected.

The goal or purpose of collaborative law is to offer attorneys and their clients a structured, non-adversarial alternative to an adversarial system of dispute resolution. It guarantees consumers of legal services high quality, skilled legal counsel to assist in the evaluation and resolution of a problem, without litigation.

The International Society of Family Law is an international scholarly organization dedicated to the study and discussion of family law. At present (July 2008) the Society has more than 630 members (scholars, lawyers, government officials, and other professionals) in at least 60 different countries around the world. English and French are the official languages of the Society.

The NCJFCJ offers training, technical assistance, and publications focusing on the many challenging issues that family court judges and professional struggle with on a daily basis.

Resolution, which was formerly known as the Solicitors Family Law Association (SFLA), is an organisation of 5000 lawyers who believe in a constructive, non-confrontational approach to family law matters. Resolution also campaigns for improvements to the family justice system. Resolution supports the development of family lawyers through its national and regional training programmes, through publications and good practice guides and through its accreditation scheme. Resolution also trains and accredits mediators and is the only body providing training and support for collaborative lawyers in England and Wales.

Online guide providing a greater understanding of the rights and responsibilities of people who are married, divorced, or living together. It could also help you work with others (including your attorney) to resolve disputes and plan for the future.

The Section of Family Law provides a variety of publications to meet your educational and informational needs.

The NCJFCJ has an extensive library of family law-related publications.

Articles written by attorneys and experts worldwide discussing legal aspects related to Family Law including: adoption, alimony, child support and custody, child visitation, collaborative law, divorce, domestic violence, elder law, juvenile crime, juvenile law, juvenile probation, paternity, pre-nuptial agreement, separation.