Useful Legal Links

Below are a number of reputable web sites that focus on popular areas of law. Most of the sites are non-profit or government related in nature, and focus on providing truthful, in-depth information for the general public on a variety of legal topics.

Legal information links
www.nolo.com – Nolo.com
www.findlaw.com – Findlaw.com

Adoption related links
www.childwelfare.gov/adoption/ – Child Welfare Information Gateway - Adoption

Consumer protection related links
www.ftc.gov/bcp/consumer.shtm – Office of Consumer Protection
www.cpsc.gov – U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
www.naca.net – National Association of Consumer Advocates

Debt collection related links
www.ftc.gov/os/statutes/fdcpajump.htm – Fair Debt Collection Practices Act

Disability planning link
www.healthlawyers.org/LifeLimiting – American Health Lawyers Association

Estate Planning related links
http://moneycentral.msn.com/retire/home.asp – MSN Money: Estate Planning

Guardianship related links
www.guardianship.org – National Guardianship Association
www.abanet.org/aging – ABA Commission on Law and Aging

Housing related links
www.hud.gov – Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
www.census.gov/hhes/www/housing.html – U.S. Census Bureau

Identity theft related links
www.fbi.gov/becrimesmart.htm – Federal Bureau of Investigation
www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/microsites/idtheft/ – Federal Trade Commission
www.usdoj.gov/criminal/fraud/idtheft.html – U.S. Department of Justice
http://www.ssa.gov/pubs/idtheft.htm – Social Security Administration

Immigration related links
www.uscis.gov – U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service

Name change related links
www.ssa.gov/online/ss-5.html – Social Security Administration: application for a Social Security card

Tax related links
www.irs.gov – Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
www.irs.gov/efile – IRS E-File
www.irs.gov/formspubs – IRS tax forms and publications