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High Court of Justice in Northern Ireland Family Division Decisions

A BAILII database containing decisions of the Northern Ireland High Court of Justice, Family Division. The database contains all decisions from 2000 onwards to date. Cases are listed alphabetically by party name and chronologically by year. The system also offers a comprehensive search facility and Recent Cases listing. The British and Irish Legal Information Institute (BAILII) is a collaborative service providing free access to primary legal materials for the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland.

Family Law Council

Website of the Australian Family Law Council, a statutory body set up to advise the Attorney-General. The site provides information about the work of Council and makes available its reports, discussion papers, Letters of Advice to the Attorney General and other publications.

Family Court of Australia

Official website of the Family Court of Australia who describe their purpose as "facilitating the resolution of disputes arising from family separation". The site has information about the court including administrative details such as court lists, fees, downloadable forms and case management directions. There is advice aimed at the general public dealing with issues such as divorce, separation, children, property and money matters and a selection of online brochures dealing with mediation services, parental responsibility and maintenance procedure.

Divorcenet

Divorcenet provides free online articles and legal information about divorce in the United States: legislation, judicial opinions, articles and directories of lawyers, arranged by state. It also offers an online divorce facility and a divorce tool-kit. Other topics covered on the site include mediation, insurance, bankruptcy and military divorce. Divorcenet is part of Nolo.com, which developed from a legal self-help publishing project started by two legal aid lawyers in 1971. Nolo is a subsidary of MH Sub I, LLC.

International Academy of Family Lawyers

Global association of experts in family law, founded in 1986 with the aim of improving family law practice throughout the world. The website has an overview of the academy's work, details of events. and a directory of family lawyers (IAFL fellows). The Resources section includes press releases, webinars, IAML amicus briefs and lectures. Parts of the site are restricted to members.

ABA Section of Family Law

Website for the American Bar Association Family Law Section which was formed in 1958 to improve the administration of justice in family law and to "serve as the national leader in the field of marital and family law". Membership is drawn from family law practitioners and law students. The Family Law Section deals with legal issues such as divorce, custody, adoption, paternity, child abduction and mediation. There are sections aimed at members, students and the general public.

Center on Children, Families, and the Law (The)

The Center on Children, Families, and the Law is located at the University of Nebraska - Lincoln. It conducts research into public policy and the law relating to children and families. Selected publications are available on the website, including Nebraska Revised Statutes: Selected Provisions Pertaining to Child Welfare, Juvenile Justice, and Vulnerable Adults (known as the "Red Book").

International Society of Family Law

The International Society of Family Law (Association Internationale de Droit de la Famille / Internationale Gessellschaft fur Familienrecht) is an independent scholarly association for academics and practising lawyers. Its website has details of its publications, including indexes to the International Survey of Family Law; it also provides the ISFL newsletter. The site also provides details of past and forthcoming conferences. Parts of the site are restricted to members.

Family Court of Australia Cases

An AustLII database containing judgments of the Family Court of Australia from 1976 onwards. Cases by be browsed by name or year and there is a search facility. AustLII, the Australasian Legal Information Institute, was developed by the University of Technology in Sydney to provide public access to primary legal materials.

Family Court of Hong Kong Judgments

A HKLII database containing selected judgments of the Family Court of Hong Kong from 1973 onwards, in English. Cases can be browsed by name or year and there is a search facility. The Hong Kong Legal Information Institute (HKLII) free access to law project by the University of Hong Kong Faculty of Law and AUSTLII, the Australasian Legal Information Institute.

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