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Federal Divorce Laws
State-by-State Divorce Laws

FEDERAL DIVORCE LAWS

  U.S. Department of State

  U.S. Health & Human Services

  U.S. Federal Law Departments

Alabama	Alaska
Arizona	Arkansas
California	Colorado
Connecticut	Delaware
Florida	Georgia
Hawaii	Idaho
Illinois	Indiana
Iowa	Kansas
Kentucky	Louisiana
Maine	Maryland
Massachusetts	Michigan
Minnesota	Mississippi
Missouri	Montana
Nebraska	Nevada
New Hampshire	New Jersey
New Mexico	New York
North Carolina	North Dakota
Ohio	Oklahoma
Oregon	Pennsylvania
Rhode Island	South Carolina
South Dakota	Tennessee
Texas	Utah
Vermont	Virginia
Washington	West Virginia
Wisconsin	Wyoming

RELATED SITES

  Divorce Books

  Divorce Web Sites

  Additional Useful Sites

๔  CoParenting.com
     Child Custody Parenting Plans

๔  ParentingCenter.com
     Parenting & Family Resources

๔  TimeToParent.org
     Federal Family Support Resources



 

 United States of America
 

Administration For Children & Families - Adoption/Child Abuse/Child Care/Child Support.
 - Children's Bureau - Provides for the safety, permanency and well being of children.
 - Enforcement of Support - Essentials for Attorneys in Child Support Enforcement.
 - Evaluation of Child Support Guidelines - State Guideline Reviews, State Guideline Studies.
 - Handbook on Child Support Enforcement - Federal & State partnership to collect support.
 - Federal Office of Child Support Enforcement - Federal Parent Locator Svc, Federal Registry.
 - Web-Based Program for Healthy Marriages Grants - Group instruction, Instructor training.
 - Guide For Qualified Medical Child Support Orders - Extend health care coverage to children.
 - Federal Parent Locator - Support the location of participants in child support cases...states.

Health and Human Services - Families & Children: Child Support, Child Abuse, Adoption
 - Investment Program on Marriage and Divorce - Long-Term Effects...Among Families.
 - Effects of Marriage on Family Economic Well-Being - The economic returns to marriage.
 - Effects of Parental Incarceration on Young Children - The Impact of Incarceration on Children.

Promoting Responsible Fatherhood Federal Resource - Support & Strengthen Roles.
 - What Fathers and Mothers Say About Child Support - Prepared for the Parents’ Fair Share.
 - Non-Custodial  Participation in Their Children's Lives - Income & Program Participation.
 - Involving Non-Resident Fathers In Children's Learning - The Role of Non-Resident Fathers.
 - Involving Non-Resident Fathers In Children’s Learning - A Fathers Matter Report.


Center / Disease Control Prevention - Search on their site for "divorce" information.
 - Marriage and Divorce Statistics - Provisional Data for 2002

National Guideline Clearinghouse - Helping Children & Families Deal with Divorce & Separation.

Go To » Major Recommendations:
 - Be alert to warning signs of dysfunctional marriage and impending separation.
 - Always be the child's advocate, offering support and age-appropriate advice to the child and
    parents regarding reactions to divorce, guilt, anger, sadness, perceived loss of love.
 - Try to maintain positive relationships with both parents rather than taking sides. If there is
    evidence of an abusive situation, referral to child protective services is indicated.
 - Encourage open discussion about separation and divorce with and between parents,
    emphasizing ways to deal w/ children's reactions/identifying appropriate reading materials.
 - Refer families to mental health resources with expertise in divorce if necessary.


National Healthy Marriage Resource Center - National resource/clearinghouse for information
and research relating to healthy marriages.  Marriage and family trends, statistics, education.


Child Welfare Information Gateway - Protecting Children, Strengthening Families.

Section I - Fathers and Their Impact on Children's Well-Being, Effective Fathering,
  Fathers and Their Impact on Child Maltreatment, Fathers and Case Planning,
  Fathers and Initial Assessment and Investigation, Services for Fathers.
Section II - Fatherhood Programs, Federal Fatherhood Initiatives.
Appendix A - Glossary of Terms, Appendix E - Tips for Dads, Appendix F - Healthy Marriages.