InfoGuides: HDFS 401-Family Law & Public Policy: Find Legal Resources

Find Family Law Resources

bepress Legal Repository
The bepress Legal Repository is a network of law-related research materials. Law schools, research units, institutes, centers, think tanks, conferences, and other subject-appropriate groups post materials to specific publications (e.g., the USC Working Paper Series). This high-quality content may be downloaded freely by interested readers.
Code of the District of Columbia
Access the Code of the District of Columbia. Under Division I. Government of District see Title 4. Public Care Systems; and Title 7. Human Health Care and Safety. Division VI. Education, Libraries, and Public Institutions - Title 38. Division VIII. General Laws - Title 46. Domestic Relations
Code of Virginia
The Code of Virginia is a searchable databases of Virginia legislation. See Title 20: Domestic Relations; Title 22: Education; Title 32: Health; Title 51.5: Persons with Disabilities and Title 63.2: Welfare (Social Services)

HeinOnline This link opens in a new window
Image-based legal research database includes such collections as: Legal Classics, Law Journal Library, U.S. Supreme Court Library, U.S. Federal Legislative History Library, Treaties and Agreements Library and more. Bridges the gap in legal history by providing comprehensive coverage from inception of law and law-related periodicals.
Tutorial for the HeinOnline database.

Maryland Family Law Legislation
See the sections on Education, Family Law, and Housing and Community Development

ProQuest Congressional This link opens in a new window
Offers access to congressional publications dealing with the wide variety of topics addressed by Congress. Includes U.S. Serial Set, Congressional Hearings and Testimony, Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports, Congressional Record, Legislative Insight, and U.S. Bills and Resolutions; as well as Executive Branch Documents (1789-1948), and Executive Orders and Presidential Proclamations. Tutorial for the ProQuest Congressional database.
Social Science Research Network (SSRN) This link opens in a new window
Composed of specialized research networks in each of the social sciences, SSRN's open access eLibrary consists of an Abstract Database containing abstracts on scholarly working papers and forthcoming papers, and an Electronic Paper Collection of downloadable full-text documents.