Resources

The family law attorneys at Lerner · Poole, LLP are pleased to provide the following links that may be helpful to individuals and families in the San Francisco Bay Area seeking information and legal assistance with child custody and support issues in their divorce, or help with adoptions or paternity (parentage) matters.

Selected Court Resources

• California Supreme Court: courtinfo.ca.gov/courts/supreme/
• California Court of Appeals: www.courtinfo.ca.gov/courts/courtsofappeal/
• California Courts: www.courtinfo.ca.gov/
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit: www.ca9.uscourts.gov/
• U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California: www.cand.uscourts.gov/

California Legal Resources

• California State Official Website: www.ca.gov/
• California Codes:  www.leginfo.ca.gov/calaw.html
• California Bar Association:  www.calbar.ca.gov

Family Law Resources

• Kids' Turn is a non-profit organization in the San Francisco Bay Area dedicated to helping children and families through parental separation and divorce:  www.kidsturn.org

• Federal Office of Child Support Enforcement administers a variety of programs to assist families in obtaining financial and medical support for children by locating parents, establishing paternity and support obligations, and enforcing those obligations:  www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/cse

• Federal Office of Child Support Enforcement provides a Federal Parent Locator Service to support the location of participants in child support cases, collection of child support payments, and enforcement of child support orders:  www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/cse/newhire

• California State Bar provides informational pamphlets on topics such as divorce and custody and domestic violence: calbar.ca.gov/state/calbar/calbar_generic.jsp?cid=10581

• California Department of Child Support Services works with parents to ensure children and families receive court-ordered financial and medical support:  www.childsup.ca.gov

• California Department of Child Support Services provides a Child Support Calculator to help you estimate the amount of child support that may be ordered in your case: www.childsup.ca.gov/Resources/CalculateChildSupport/tabid/114/Default.aspx

• Children and Family Services Division of the California Department of Social Services provides assistance in adoptions, foster care, children's services and child welfare:  www.childsworld.ca.gov