Helpful Internet Resources for Clients and Family Law Practitioners

Adoption

• Virginia Department of Social Services

Divorce

• Children and Divorce -- Pamphlet published by the Virginia State Bar Family Law Section

• Divorce in Virginia -- Pamphlet published by the Virginia State Bar Family Law Section

• Spare the Child -- Prepared by a subcommittee of the VSB Family Law Section, suggests ways parents can "spare the child" from being harmed by parental conflict.

Domestic Violence

• Domestic Relations pamphlet -- Metropolitan Richmond Women’s Bar Association has published this pamphlet to help you understand the general legal circumstances that you may face in resolving domestic relations problems under Virginia law.

Guardianship and Conservatorship

• Guardianship and Conservatorship Proceedings for Incapacitated Adults -- VSB Pamphlet for lawyers

Marriage

• Marriage in Virginia -- Pamphlet published by the Virginia State Bar Family Law Section

Parenting and Child Care

• Minors, Alcohol and Virginia Law -- Published by the Virginia State Bar

• Putting Kids First -- A parenting class that meets court ordered divorce requirements.

• The Working Parents Handbook: A Guide to the Legal and Practical Aspects of Child Care in Virginia, published by the Virginia Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division.

Senior Citizens Rights

• Senior Citizens Handbook: Laws and Programs Affecting Senior Citizens in Virginia -- VSB Publication

Legal

• FindLaw
• West Legal Directory
• Thomson - West (formerly West Group)
• U.S. Courts
• Westlaw

Business and Finance

• Better Business Bureau
• United States Chamber of Commerce

Government

• FirstGov
• Legislative Branch
• Library of Congress
• White House
• U.S. Office of Child Support Enforcement

General

• National Weather Service
• Yahoo! Maps
• YellowPages.com

News

• New York Times
• Newspapers Online
• USA Today
• Wall Street Journal

Search Engines

• AOL
• Google
• Yahoo!