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source of great joy—marriage, child birth, adoption—or stress—domestic
violence, divorce, caring for an aging parent. Here's up-to-date information
on how the law addresses the issues that may arise in your family.
Estate Planning/End of Life | Children | Women | The Elderly | Family Health | Divorce
Domestic Violence | General
Estate Planning/End of Life Issues/Living Wills
· Key Points about Advance Planning - main ideas behind advance planning and what it can mean for you and your family.
www.abanet.org/publiced/practical/keypoints_advanceplanning.pdf
· Consumer’s Tool Kit for Health Care Advance Planning - contains a variety of self-help worksheets, suggestions, and resources to help discover, clarify and communicate what is important to you in the face of serious illness.
www.abanet.org/aging/toolkit/home.html
· Shape Your Health Care Future with Health Care Advance Directives - booklet designed to help you learn more about health care advance directives; general form and instructions are included.
www.abanet.org/ftp/pub/aging/adb.doc (Word doc);
www.abanet.org/lawinfo/adb.pdf (.PDF)
· Resources: Advance Planning for Health Care - includes resources for end of life issues and advance medical directive forms.
www.abanet.org/publiced/practical/resources_advanceplanning.pdf
· Part 7, Wills & Estates - 2 chapters from the brand new ABA Guide to Wills & Estates (2nd ed.) that deal with advance directives and living wills.
www.abanet.org/publiced/practical/estates_part7.pdf
· Planning Your Estate - answers to the most common questions about the estate planning process, probate and administration of estates, tax planning, and disability planning.
www.abanet.org/rppt/public/home.html
· Chapter 16, Planning Your Estate - chapter from the ABA Family Legal Guide (Second Edition) provides a general overview about estate planning, including working with a lawyer, trusts, changing your mind, and more.
www.abanet.org/publiced/practical/books/family_legal_guide/chapter_16.pdf
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Children
· 10 Tips for Parents to Protect Kids from Online Predators
www.abanet.org/crimjust/committees/onlinepredator.pdf
· Child Custody and Support
www.abanet.org/publiced/practical/child.html
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Women
· Ten Steps to Protecting the Legal Rights of Breast Cancer Patients
www.abanet.org/women/tensteps.html
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The
Elderly
· Planning Your Estate - answers to the most common questions about the estate planning process, probate and administration of estates, tax planning, and disability planning. www.abanet.org/rppt/public/home.html
· Hospital Bed Safety in Hospitals, Nursing Homes, and Home Health
Care:
The Facts
www.abanet.org/tips/publicservice/bedrail.pdf
· The Rights of Older Americans www.abanet.org/publiced/practical/books/family_legal_guide
/chapter_15.pdf
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Family
Health
· Hospital Bed Safety in Hospitals, Nursing Homes, and Home Health
Care:
The Facts
www.abanet.org/tips/publicservice/bedrail.pdf
· Ten Steps to Protecting the Legal Rights of Breast Cancer Patients
www.abanet.org/women/tensteps.html
· Managed care
www.abanet.org/publiced/practical/health/
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Divorce
· Frequently Asked Questions concerning marriage, divorce, child support,
child custody, and visitation rights
www.abanet.org/family/faq.html
· Handbooks on Divorce - descriptions of handbooks on divorce-related
topics, available for purchase.
www.abanet.org/family/advocate/client.html
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Domestic
Violence
· Domestic Violence Safety Plan: Safety Tips for You and Your Family
English - www.abanet.org/tips/publicservice/safetipseng.html
Espanol - www.abanet.org/tips/publicservice/safetipsesp.html
· Five Ways to Fight Domestic Violence
www.abanet.org/domviol/fiveways.html
· How an Abuser Can Discover Your Internet Activities www.abanet.org/domviol/internet.html
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General
Information
· Frequently Asked Questions About Family Law
www.abanet.org/family/faq.html
· ABA Guide to Family Law - a comprehensive overview of rights
and responsibilities of people who are married, divorced, or living together.
Available free online or for purchase.
www.abanet.org/publiced/practical/books/family
/home.html
· Family Law - an introduction. www.abanet.org/publiced/practical/books/family_legal_guide
/chapter_3.pdf
· The ABA Family Legal Guide - a comprehensive source of information
for your family, available free online or for purchase. www.abanet.org/publiced/practical/books/family_legal_guide
/home.html
· Unified Family Courts - information on a new trend in family
law. www.abanet.org/unifiedfamcrt/about.html
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