My Websites:
Adoption:
http://family.findlaw.com/adoption/ A very informative website for anyone considering adoption
Collaborative Law:
www.collablawtexas.com Collaborative Law Institute of Texas
www.collaborativepractice.com International Academy of Collaborative Professionals
www.collaborativelaw.org Collaborative Law Institute of Minnesota
www.collaborativelaw.com Collaborative Law Center, Cincinnati, Ohio
www.collaborativelawatlanta.com Collaborative Law Center of Atlanta
www.collablaw-niagara.com Niagara Collaborative Law Group
Divorce and Family Law:
www.divorceasfriends.com Stop the Conflict, helps parties reduce conflict in divorce
http://family.findlaw.com/divorce/ A website for those considering divorce
http://family.findlaw.com/child-custody/ A website about child custody and visitation
http://family.findlaw.com/child-support/ A website about child support
http://www.sassypinkpeppers.com/home.asp Sassy Pink Peppers – a nationwide social sorority for divorced women who want to get together to have fun and laughter in their lives while movin’on! – fun website
Parenting:
http://www.incaf.com/ If you click the Parents tab, you will get information about an extremely helpful parenting class that Vonda highly recommends to anyone who wishes their kids had come with an owner’s manual.
http://www.parenthood.com/ Parenting information and Houston area support groups
http://www.uptoparents.org/ A free, confidential, and interactive website for divorcing and divorced parents
http://www.familieschange.ca/ An educational website that includes “A Kids Guide to Separation and Divorce,” “A Guide for Grown-ups,” and “A Teen Guide to Parental Separation and Divorce”
http://www.afccnet.org/pdfs/Arizonaparentingplan.pdf Model Parenting Time Plans for Parent/Child Access
http://www.fatherhood.org/ National Fatherhood Initiative
http://singleparentsnetwork.com/ Single Parents Network – a hub that has collectively gathered single parent web sites, articles, information, goverment resources, online discussion forum support boards and so much more, for any one looking for single parent information.
http://www.singlespouse.com/ An online community for single parents
http://www.parenting.org/ Parenting resources
http://www.searchmothers.com/ Community, resources, and insights for mothers
http://www.singlefather.org/ Responsible Single Fathers
http://www.fathers4kids.com/html/Home.htm National Father’s Resource Center, a division of Fathers for Equal Rights
Texas:
www.state.tx.us State of Texas
www.supreme.courts.state.tx.us Texas Supreme Court
www.oag.state.tx.us Texas Attorney General
www.txdps.state.tx.us Texas Department of Public Safety
www.txcountydata.com Texas Appraisal Districts
County and City Websites:
http://www.co.fort-bend.tx.us/getSitePage.asp?sitePageAlias=court Fort Bend County courts
http://www.fbcad.org/Appraisal/PublicAccess/ Fort Bend County Appraisal District
www.hcdistrictclerk.com Harris County District Clerk
www.co.harris.tx.us/comesticrelats Harris County Domestic Relations Office (DRO)
www.hcad.org Harris County Appraisal District
http://www.houstontx.gov/police/index.html Houston Police Department
Bar & Professional Associations:
www.texasbar.com State Bar of Texas
www.sbotfam.org State Bar of Texas, Family Law Section
www.hba.org Houston Bar Association
www.hbafam.org Houston Bar Association, Family Law Section
www.fortbendbar.com/index.html Fort Bend County Bar Association
www.abanet.org American Bar Association
http://www.afccnet.org/ Association of Family and Conciliation Courts, an organization bringing professionals who work with families and the legal system together
Domestic Violence:
http://www.hawc.org Houston Area Women’s Center
http://www.tcfv.org/ Texas Counsel on Family Violence
http://endabuse.org/ Family Violence Prevention Fund
Miscellaneous Useful Websites:
www.kbb.com Kelley Blue Book
www.ncmec.org National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
http://www.dshs.state.tx.us/vs/ Links for records on birth, death, marriage, divorce, adoption, and parentage/paternity
Parenting Classes – required for divorcing parents:
Children Cope (713) 952-2673 www.childrencope.org
Children in the Middle (713) 870-0408 www.childreninthemiddle.com
Families and Divorce (713) 942-9500
Families in Transition (713) 267-7557 http://www.fcccg.org/famtrans.html
Family Education Institute (713) 993-9881
Just Me and the Kids (713) 781-7615
Parents Apart (281) 333-5866 www.familysolutionsweb.com
Stop the Conflict (713) 520-5370 www.divorceasfriends.com
Serving Harris County and Fort Bend County Texas
