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Court & Public Resources

• Record of Divorce or Annulment PDF
• Case Type Codes
• Circuit Court Websites—listed by county
• Complaints
• Court Forms and Reporting Requirements
• Court Maps
• Court Reporters and Recorders
• Court Rules (Current)
• Court Rules (Proposed and Recently Adopted) | Court System
• Directories, Labels, and Lists
• FAQs for Parties & Attorneys Considering Mediation of Family Law Matters PDF
• Fines, Fees, Costs, and Rates
• Foreign Language Interpreters
• Foster Care Review Board Program
• Friend of the Court Services
• Friend of the Court Websites—listed by county
• Publications
• Resolving Disputes

Legal Help

• Legal Services Programs--Search by County
• Michigan Legal Help

Annual Meeting Materials

Originally presented September 18, 2014.

How Family Law Attorneys can Represent Unaccompanied Immigrant Minors Fleeing Violence in their Home Countries

There are opportunities for Michigan attorneys interested in providing assistance and/or pro bono representation for the urgent humanitarian situation of unaccompanied minors fleeing violence in their home countries. Materials

Presented by: Veronica Thronson, Associate Clinical Professor and Director of the Immigration Law Clinic at MSU College of Law.

Federal Resources

• Federal Agencies and Offices
• Bureau of Labor Statistics
• Cornell Legal Information Institute
• Commonly Requested Federal Services
• IRS Forms
• Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation
• Social Security Online
• Thomas Legislative Information on the Internet
• Uniform Commercial Code: Art. 1-9
• U.S. Census Bureau
• U.S. Code
• U.S. Postal Service
• U.S. Supreme Court Decisions
• U.S. Tax Code Online
• The White House

Michigan Resources

• Institute of Continuing Legal Education
• Michigan Child Custody Laws
• Michigan Child Support Formula
• Michigan Child Support Enforcement
• Michigan Society of Certified Public Accountants
• Michigan Statutes
• Michigan Legislature Online
• Michigan Constitution
• Visitation Centers—State of Michigan

Valuation Resources

• Art & Collectibles: ArtBrokerage.com
• Autos: Edmunds.com
• Autos: Kelly Blue Book
• Autos: NADA Guides
• Boats: BoatValue.com
• Stock Options: myStockOptions.com

Family Law Related Sites

• American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers
• American Bar Association: legal research site
• American Psychological Association
• DivorceNet: provides both divorce and post-divorce information and assistance with a state by state resource center, a reading room, and library. Information regarding military personnel and federal employees, marital assets searches, paternity establishment, and international paternal abduction information. A number of topical issues regarding custody, financial, grandparent, and child removal issues, etc. are displayed.
• Divorce Online
• FAM-LAW-LIT: a survey of current periodical literature addressing family law issues
• International Academy of Collaborative Professionals

National Organizations

• American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers
• American Bar Association
• American Bar Association Section on Family Law
• American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
• Association of Family and Conciliation Courts
• International Academy of Collaborative Professionals
• National Adoption Organizations

Electronic Library Sites

• The 'Lectric Law Library: download legal forms
• MEL: Michigan Electronic Library
• Nations LawLinks: from Howard L. Nations
• Uniform Laws and Model Acts

Legal Directories

• Martindale-Hubbe and LexisNexis
• Find Law Legal Directory

Employee Benefits

• Divorce Orders & PBGC: for after a plan is taken over by the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp.
• QDROExpress: qualified domestice relations order preparation
• QDROs: The Division of Pensions through Qualified Domestic Relations Orders: a guide to clarify pension rules that apply during a divorce, separation, or other domestic relations proceeding
• Pension Appraisers, Inc.
• Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration

Other Financial Sites

• Bank Rate Monitor's InfoBank
• Homebuyer's Fair: relocation, cost of living and moving costs
• Wall Street Journal Online

Miscellaneous Sites

• Counsel Connect
• Hieros Gamos: a very large data base of national and international legal sites
• Internet Directory of Expert Witnesses
• Law & Policy Institutions Guide
• Law Practice Software
• Law Guru
• Wiretapping Laws

Domestic Violence Resources

• Why Domestic Violence Victims Don't Leave
  "Why does she stay? Why would anyone stay with a man who beats her? I'm not a psychiatrist, a social worker, or an expert in domestic violence. I'm just one woman with a story to tell."—Leslie Morgan Steiner
• Domestic Violence Powerpoint
• Domestic Violence in Child Custody Cases: Increasing Safety and Wellbeing for All Family Members PowerPoint
• Interactive Information Site for Professionals
• Domestic Violence Prevention
• Legal Assistance for Clients in Domestic Violence

Michigan Law Schools

• Thomas M. Cooley Law School
• Michigan State University College of Law
• University of Detroit Mercy School of Law
• University of Michigan Law School
• Wayne State University Law School

State Court Administrative Office (SCAO)

• Court of Appeals
• e-Filing
• Judicial Information Systems
• Learning Center
• Links of Interest
• Michigan Courts
• Michigan Judicial Institute
• Self-Help Center
• State Court Administrative Office
• Supreme Court
• Trial Courts and Maps

Trial Court Operations

• Caseflow Management
• Fiscal Management
• Management Assistance
• Records Management
• Specialty Courts
• Technology

Trial Court Policies and Procedures

• Best Practices
• Guidelines and Standards for Trial Courts
• Local Administrative Orders and Court Rules
• SCAO Administrative Memoranda
• Supreme Court Administrative Orders

Statistics and Reports

• Court Caseload
• Court Employee Compensation
• Court Improvement Program
• Foster Care Review Board
• Friend of the Court Bureau
• Office of Dispute Resolution
• Other Statistics

Offices and Programs of the SCAO

• About the State Court Administrative Office
• Certification Programs
• Child Welfare Services
• Foster Care Review Board Program
• Friend of the Court Bureau
• Interpreter Certification Program
• Judicial Information Systems
• Michigan Judicial Institute
• Office of Dispute Resolution
• Regional Offices
• Trial Court Services Division