Resources

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Harris County Family Law Resources

• Harris County Child Protective Services
• Harris County Children's Assessment Center 
• Harris County Dispute Resolution Center 
• Harris County District Attorney - Public Services Bureau (Family Criminal Law Division & Child Abuse Division)
• Harris County District Clerk 
• Harris County Domestic Relations Office 
• Harris County Family Courts 

State of Texas Family Law Resources

• Texas Administrative Code
• Texas Attorney General Child Support Division 
• Texas Department of Family and Protective Services 
• Texas Foster Family Association 
• Texas Health and Human Services Commission 
• Texas Health Insurance for Children-Medicaid
• Texas Health Insurance for Children - CHIP 
• Texas Legislature Online 
• Texas Network of Youth Services (TNOYS)
• Texas Register 
• Texas State Agencies 

Federal Family Law Resources

• U. S. Department of Health and Human Services - Administration for Children and Families 
• U.S. Department of State, International Child Support Enforcement
• U.S. Department of Health and Human Services: A Caseworker's Guide to Child Support Enforcement and Military Personnel
• International Child Abduction Remedies Act (ICARA) 

Resources for Children

• DePelchin Children's Center
• Children At Risk
• ChildBuilders
• Community Family Centers 
• Early Connections 
• Mental Health Association (MHA) of Greater Houston 
• UT - Harris County Psychiatric Center
• Children and Adolescent Mental Health Services - MHMRA of Harris County 
• Children's Defense Fund 
• Child Welfare League of America 
• National Center for Children in Poverty
• National Runaway Switchboard 
• National Committee to Prevent Child Abuse

Parent Education Courses

• Children Cope with Divorce 
• DePelchin Children's Center
• Divorce as Friends
• ESCAPE Family Resource Center
• Parenting Partnerships
• Parents Apart

International Child Abduction /International Parental Kidnapping Resources

• Hague Conference on Private International Law - International Protection of Children, Family and Property Relations
• Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction
• Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction - List of U.S. Treaty Partners to the Hague Convention 
• U.S. Department of Justice - A Family Resource Guide on International Parental Kidnapping
• U.S. Department of State - Children and Families
• U.S. Department of State - Child Protective Services
• U.S. Department of State - International Child Abduction
• U.S. Department of State - Office of Children's Issues
• U.S. Department of State - Family Issues 
• U.S. Department of State, International Child Support Enforcement
• National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
• International Centre for Missing and Exploited Children

Domestic Violence Resource Links

• American Bar Association Commission on Domestic Violence
• Asians Against Domestic Abuse
• Crime Stoppers of Houston
• Family Violence Prevention Fund Toolkit for Working with Men and Boys
• Houston Area Women's Center 
• Houston Police Department - Family Violence Unit
• Houston Police Department - Sex Crimes Unit
• Jackson Katz
• Love is Not Abuse
• Men Can Stop Rape
• The National Center for Victims of Crime
• National Center for Victims of Crime Teen Victim Project
• National Coalition Against Domestic Violence
• National Domestic Violence Hotline - 1-800-799-SAFE (7233)
• The National Latino Alliance for the Elimination of Domestic Violence (Alianza)
• National Resource Center on Domestic Violence
• National Violence against Women Prevention Research Center
• Rape and Incest Network
• Stalkinghelp.org
• Teen Relationships Web site
• Texas Association Against Sexual Assault
• Texas Council on Family Violence
• Texas Sex Offender Database
• U.S. Department of Agriculture - Domestic Violence Awareness Handbook
• Victim Assistance Center (SAFE Program) 
• White Ribbon Campaign

Harris County Alcohol and Substance Abuse Links

• The Council on Alcohol and Drugs Houston
• Alcoholics Anonymous
• Alcoholics Anonymous - Houston
• Al-Anon Family Groups/Alateen
• AlAnon/Alateen - Houston
• Adult Children of Alcoholics (ACOA)
• Center for Recovering Families
• Crystal Meth Anonymous
• Cocaine Anonymous - World Services
• Cocaine Anonymous - Texas
• CoAnon (Cocaine Addicts' Family Groups)
• CoAnon- meetings
• Co-Dependents Anonymous (CODA)
• Co-Dependents of Sex Addicts (COSA)
• Families Anonymous
• Gamblers Anonymous (GA)
• Marijuana Anonymous
• MA - meetings
• Narcotics Anonymous
• NA - Houston area
• Nicotine Anonymous
• Survivors of Incest Anonymous (SIA)
• The High Road (adolescents)

Bar Association & Court Resources

• American Bar Association - Family Law Section
• ABA Center on Children and the Law
• National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges
• State Bar of Texas
• State Bar of Texas - Family Law Section 
• Texas Supreme Court 
• Texas Courts of Appeal 
• Harris County Family Courts 
• Houston Bar Association 

Valuation of Assets

• All Texas Counties' Appraisal District
• Harris County Appraisal District
• Edmunds - Autos
• House Values
• Houston Association of Realtors
• Kelly Blue Book - Autos
• NADA - Vehicles
• Real Estate Appraisers
• Yahoo Used Autos

Information Resources

• Accurint - investigative research
• Google Earth
  Harris County Clerk Data Base Search 
• Harris County Tax Office Voter Registration Records 
• Houston White Pages
• Houston Yellow Pages
• Intellius - People Search
• Map Quest
• Public Data
• Search Systems
• Satellite Images
• Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts - Corporations Search
• Texas Secretary of State - Corporations Section
• TRAIL: Texas Records & Information Locator
• USSearch.com - People Search
• Zip Code Finder

Houston Legal Aid Organizations

• Houston Volunteer Lawyers Program
• Lone Star Legal Aid