Web Resources
Legal:
- The General Laws of Massachusetts (searchable)
- Code of Massachusetts Regulations – CMR
- United States Code (federal statutes, searchable)
- Massachusetts Trial Court Law Libraries
- Legal Information Institute
- National Association of Counsel for Children
- Track Congress
- Public Library of Law (Free Law Library)
- Limited Assistance Representation
- In Custodia Legis (Law Library blog of the Library of Congress)
- The Law Dictionary
- Code of Federal Regulations
Children and Family:
- Massachusetts Law About Child Abuse and Neglect
- Child Requiring Assistance (CRA) law, which replaced the CHINS law, took effect Nov. 5, 2012
- CLC & EdLaw Project’s Quick Reference on CRA
- Massachusetts Appleseed Center for Law and Justice’s Parent Guide to School Discipline, When My Child Is Disciplined at School: A Guide For Massachusetts Families
- Mass. Dept. of Children and Families (DCF) – Regulations
- Mass. Dept. of Children and Families (DCF) – Policies
- Massachusetts Court System Child Support Guidelines
- Mass. Court System “Guardianship” Self-Help page
- U.S. D.H.H.S. Admin. for Children and Families – Child Welfare Information Gateway
- CLC & EdLaw Project’s Quick Reference On School Discipline
- Massachusetts Appleseed Center for Law and Justice’s Homeless Youth Handbook
- Emancipation and The Legal Rights of Minors in Mass.
- Center on Fathers, Families and Public Policy
- Special Immigrant Juvenile (SIJ) Classification
- Bullies to Buddies
- Arlington Family Connection
Special Education:
- Wrightslaw
- Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates (COPAA)
- CLC & EdLaw Project’s Quick Reference on Special Education
- Massachusetts Department of Education – Special Education
- U.S. Dept. of Education IDEA Website
- Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act Regulations (FERPA)
- Yellow Pages for Kids with Disabilities
- Special Education Law Blog
- Education A Must
- Federation for Children with Special Needs
- Family Ties – A Network For Families & Professionals Supporting Children & Youth With Special Needs
- Families and Advocates Partnership for Education
- LD online
- Learning & Developmental Disabilities, Evaluation & Rehabilitation Services (LADDERS)
- Children & Adults with Attention-Defiicit/Hyperactivity Disorder (CHADD)
- Learning Disabilities Association of Massachusetts
- National Center for Learning Disabilities
- Council for Exceptional Children
- Partners for Youth with Disabilities
- Massachusetts Association of 766 Approved Schools (MAAPS)
- Asperger’s Association of New England (AANE)
- SPED Child and Teen – Listing Disability Services and Events in Greater Massachusetts
- Disability Law Center’s Planning for Life After Special Education in Massachusetts, Second Edition (December 2012)
- Video of Atty. Lillian Wong “Navigating the IEP” from 2012 Boston MPS Family Conference
Adoption:
Alternative Dispute Resolution and Restorative Justice:
- Community Dispute
- Restorative Justice
- Restorative Justice Task Team (Massachusetts Conference, UCC)
- Communities for Restorative Justice (C4RJ)
- Massachusetts Restorative Justice Collaborative
- Christy Barbee: Restoriative Practices
Government:
- Massachusetts Government -General
- Massachusetts Courts
- Massachusetts Legislature
- Massachusetts Court Forms by Court Department
- Massachusetts Juvenile Court Forms
- Massachusetts Probate and Family Court Forms
- Committee for Public Counsel Services
- United States Courts
- US Legislative Branch
- US Executive Branch – The White House
- Library of Congress
Homeschooling:
- Advocates for Home Education in Massachusetts (AHEM)
- Massachusetts Home Learning Association
- Home’s Cool
- Homeschooling Together
- Homeschool Central – Special Needs Links
General:
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