The Section of Family Law has over 10,000 lawyer, associate and law student members across the country and worldwide. Our members are dedicated to serving the field of family law in areas such as adoption, divorce, custody, military law, alternative families, and elder law. Learn more about the Section and discover the many benefits we can offer you as a member!
Family Law First Look: Latest News
Celebrate the Section's 50th Anniversary
The Section kicked off its 50th Anniversary celebration at the Annual Meeting in New York.
View the PowerPoint presentation highlighting the Section's growth
and achievements (3 mb)! If you're not a member yet, see what we've accomplished and consider bringing
your expertise to the Section, too. Learn more about the benefits of Section membership!
Featured Resource
Looking for sample forms, articles, or state by state guides? Do you have an article, tip, or presentation to share?
Our members-only Online Resource Center (ORC) is your one-stop shop for all things family law. The ORC contains
information culled from our experts—section members like yourself—that can assist you with your cases and your practice.
Topics include (but are definitely not limited to): marital property, adoption, assisted reproductive technology, custody, and
military law.
To access the ORC, you must be a member of the Family Law Section. If you are, just log in to the ABA website with your
member ID and your password. (The default password, if you haven't changed it, is your last name in lowercase letters.)
If you would like to help expand the ORC and share your expertise, please send your submission to us and be sure
to let us know under which topic it should be placed.
If you're not a member of the Section of Family Law, read more about the benefits we can offer you, and consider joining today!
Family Law Quarterly
Family Law Quarterly: Vol. 42, No. 2
Summer 2008
Clarifying the Law of Assisted Reproductive Technology
In February 2008, the ABA House of Delegates passed the ABA Model Act Governing Assisted Reproductive Technology.
What does it mean, and how can it help guide legislation in this cutting-edge area? The issue also examines
how government defines a family and which government policies support or hinder families today, and looks at
the differences between European Union law
on marital property and the hodge-podge approach taken in the United States.
Members may read articles online; abstracts may be read by non-members and non-member subscribers. Just click
on the link above to begin perusing the issue!
Buy this issue.
Family Advocate
Family Advocate Vol. 30, No. 3
Winter 2008
The issue of Family Advocate, Model Letters, is now online. Members may download sample letters in Word and tailor them to their
specific needs. Over 40 sample letters are included, and are geared for use with your clients, other attorneys, and third parties. Almost anything you can think of
(and maybe some things you haven't) can be found here, so start perusing the letters today!
Looking for Client Manuals?
CLE Central
Whether you're planning a CLE program or looking for one to attend, here's the first place to look! We will add specific dates for our upcoming teleconferences soon. In the meantime, take a look at the topics and begin thinking about which one(s) you'd like to register for. More information will be available soon.
February 2009
Business Valuation
March 2009
Financial Planning & Cash Flow
May 2009
Immigration and Family Law
June 2009
How to Develop an ART Practice
View a full listing of our upcoming events. You can also purchase CLE materials for conferences or teleconferences you may have missed.
Submit a CLE Proposal
Want to submit a CLE proposal for our 2009 programming? Proposals for 2009 programming (Fall CLE
Conferences and ABA Annual Meeting) are accepted on a rolling basis, unless deadlines are given below.
You may also submit a proposal for a Teleconference.
We look forward to hearing your ideas!
CLE Proposal Form
Teleconference Proposal Form
CLE Program Materials
Looking for materials to use with your own CLE presentation? Need ideas for your CLE program? Let Family Advocate be your guide!
For more information, visit the Family Advocate CLE page or download the flyer.
Featured Book
Indian Child Welfare Act Handbook, 2nd Ed.
Revised and updated in January 2008, The Indian Child Welfare Act Handbook, Second Ed. is a comprehensive source to assist lawyers, social workers, counselors, and others whose professions and interests involve them with Native American children. Click the link above for more information and a table of contents.
Looking for other family law books? Visit our books page.
