Links

HelpMELaw (http://www.helpmelaw.org/) - Find people who might be able to help you with specific legal problems as well as information about Maine laws. (Some information comes from links to Pine Tree Legal site.)

Pine Tree Legal Assistance (http://www.ptla.org/index.html) - Provides free legal services to low-income Maine people. Their website provides a lot of useful information about Maine law including copies of court forms.

Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders (GLAD) (http://www.glad.org/rights/parenting.shtml) - An advocate for family law efforts for LGBT individuals in the New England states, with a goal of continuing to strengthen LGBT families and make certain they are legally secure.

Family Crisis Services (http://www.familycrisis.org/index.html) - The comprehensive domestic violence services agency for Cumberland and Sagadahoc Counties in Maine.

Community Counseling Center (http://www.commcc.org/) - Portland-based agency that provides counseling services, parenting education, child abuse prevention and treatment, marriage and family therapy programs, youth development and mental health services.

Up To Parents (www.uptoparents.org ) - Home of Parents Commitments to Children of Divorce - an interactive website that encourages parents to put their conflict aside for the sake of their children.

VirtualVisitation.org (http://www.internetvisitation.org/index.html) - One of a number of sites that encourage staying in touch with your kids through the Internet. Another is The Distance Parent (http://www.distanceparent.org/inetvisit.php).

Mainely Parents (http://www.mainelyparents.org/) - A statewide prevention program to increase parent awareness around issues of substance abuse, child abuse and child neglect, in order to strengthen Maine families.

Lambda Legal (http://www.lambdalegal.org/cgi-bin/iowa/news/publications.html?record=404) website includes an article that presents standards intended as a tool to help LGBT families who are at risk under a legal system that does not provide a mechanism for protecting their relationships at times of crisis. Families whose ties are not defined by biology, adoption or marriage are put at risk.

Adult Children of Divorce (http://www.acod.net/) - A site for adults with divorcing parents.

National Family Resiliency Center, Inc. (www.divorceabc.com) - a national information site for families going through separation and divorce.

Parent & Family (www.myparentandfamily.com) - a free bi-monthly publication and online newsletter dedicated to helping Maine families by covering family-friendly events, ongoing support and play groups and a broad range of editorial topics that center around families and children

The Truth About Children and Divorce by Robert E. Emery, PhD - this entire book can be viewed online; great advice for parents in all areas, from talking to children and creating a workable parenting scheduling to dealing with legal issues

Planning for Parenting Time:  Arizona's Guide for Parents Living Apart - pages 9-20 outline a comprehensive guide to a variety of contact schedules organized in consideration of age and developmental needs of children