Developments in New York Family Law: Find a Topic
Survey the Landscape
- Make note of the NYS BillsDo a WORD SEARCH for BILLS introduced in the NY Legislature. Try searching for "family" or "domestic" or "child" OR "children" or other words.
- Browse the legal blogs (Blawgs)Scan the most recent postings of family law blogs at the Justia site.
- Search for TweetsSee the results for this Twitter Search: ny law child
and try additional searches here (or in the search box at TOP RIGHT of screen):
https://twitter.com/search-advanced
Data Sources
- Data Sets on & Related to Violence Against WomenDeveloped by the National Resource Center on Domestic Violence (NRCDV) in collaboration with the National Sexual Violence Resource Center (NSVRC)
Databases
- Opposing Viewpoints in ContextSELECT A TOPIC of interest, then CLICK ON A CATEGORY, then FILTER using choices in LEFT FRAME).
International Environmental law-related topics include:
Energy and Environmentalism
Comparative (State) Family Law
- Family Law in the 50 States (Family Law Quarterly)These charts are updated annually and summarize the laws in the 50 states.
Chart 1: Alimony/Spousal Support Factors
Chart 2: Custody Criteria
Chart 3: Child Support Guidelines
Chart 4: Grounds for Divorce and Residency Requirements
Chart 5: Property Division
Chart 6: Third-Party Visitation
Note: Must be ABA member to access. - Family Law in the Fifty States (Family Law Quarterly)Results of HeinOnline Law Journal database search:"fifty states" AND "Family Law Quarterly". Full text of Family Law Quarterly is on HeinOnline.
- Guttmacher Institute -- State Center50-state charts on laws. Legal and policy factsheets on individual states covering: abortion, adolescents, contraception, pregnancy, and services and financing.
- Child Support and Family Law Legislation Database(National Conference of State Legislatures)
Includes filed bills-- "... Search passed, pending and failed legislation and executive orders from 2011, 2012, 2013, and 2014 legislation by state, year, topic, keyword, status, and/or primary sponsor. Topics relate to custody and visitation, economic stability, enforcement, family violence collaboration, father engagement, guidelines, health care coverage, prevention, healthy family relationships, implementation, and other related issues. "
NCSL site covers other topics as well. - 50-State Searchable Bill Databases (National Conference of State Legislatures)Covers many topics including:
Child Support and Family Law
Child Welfare
Early Care and Education
Federal Issues | Human Services
Home Visiting
Hunger and Nutrition
Same Sex Marriage
Welfare and Poverty - Child Welfare Enacted Legislation Database (National Conference of State Legislatures)Covers MANY specific topics. Links to state codes on the Web.
- Subject Compilations of State Laws (1960 - present)in HeinOnline. (UB only)
Search or browse index. Locates law review articles and other legal publications that list state code citations on specific topics. Will refer user to EXACT footnote where state code references are listed.
Subject Guide
Law Reference Librarians
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