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AAPR (American Association of Retired Persons)
The ABA Real Property, Probate &Trust Law Section
ABA Section of
Individual Rights & Responsibilities
Spring 1998 and Summer 1998 issues with full text articles
The American Academy of Estate Planning Attorneys
The American College of Trust and Estate
Counsel
Two recent articles on the same subject of internet links and resources, both of
which contain a whole host of links to all sorts of estate planning and
administration Web sites, listservs and other Internet resources, neither of
which are currently available in full
text on the Web, are the following: "There's More Out There Than You Think
- A Guide to the Internet",Joseph G. Hodges Jr. Esq., Trusts & Estates,
December 1997. ~ Part I "Tips for Using the Internet to Best
Advantage" Kenneth P. Barczak Esq.,
Estate Planning, October 1997, and~ Part II "How to Use the Internet for
Estate Planning and Tax Research ", Estate Planning,
November 1997. Both of these authors are Fellows of The American College of
Trust and Estate Counsel
Charitable Remainder Trust
Planning
Updated Planning Links with links regarding proposed governmental changes
Cornell Probate Statutes on line by State
Crash Course in Wills and Trusts
By Kentucky Attorney Michael J. Palmero
Dan Brady
Comprehensive estate planning information, forms, resources and links.
Elder Law
Site by The Massachusetts by the Newton, Mass. law firm of Feigenbaum &
Uddo, P.C.
Estate and Gift
proposals
From 1999 Treasury Greenbook
Estate Information from the Artful Dodger
By Thomas Hart Hawley, Esq. Author of "The Artful Dodger's Guide To
Planning Your Estate
Estate Planning Links
By the San Francisco-based law firm of Pillsbury, Madison & Sturo's SF
Estate Site
Estate Planning Links
Dennis Kennedy's Comprehensive List of Best Estate Planning Web Sites
Estate Planning
By Hale & Dorr with Main office in Boston, Massachusetts
Estate Valuations & Pricing Systems,
Inc.
Valuation of stocks and bonds for estates. Free Software, but charge for each
valuation. This is the same program the IRS uses in analyzing estates
Findlaw's Topical Links for Estates
FTA State Tax Rates & Structure
1999 Proposed changes to the Internal Revenue Code
The National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys
The National Network of Estate Planning Attorneys
Planned Giving Resources
Links to State Regulations and contracts, Model Act, Gift Annuities, Pooled
Income Funds
National Handbook on
Laws and Programs Affecting Senior Citizens
Available for download from The Senior Lawyers Division
TaxAct
'99 Software
Free Download from ZA Net, The TaxACT '98 Preview Edition is a free tax software
that will let you get a jump start on your 1998 taxes. It includes more than 80
forms, schedules and worksheets, plus an interview that steps you through
completing your return. The final edition of TaxACT will also be free. There is
a Deluxe version of the program with additional documentation, more life events,
and greater tech support for only $9.95. State tax modules are $12.95
SecureTax.com
An Online income tax preparation service, fast, friendly and free! Do Your Own
1998 Federal and State tax returns, Prepare and electronically file your taxes
on-line and obtain a FAST refund
The Center for the Study of
Taxation
Conducts research for legislators, staffers, families, family businesses and
others on the destructive effects of estate, gift and generation skipping tax,
A.K.A. the Death Tax
Tax, Elder Law and Related Financial
Planning
By Pennsylvania attorney Robert Clofine Esq
The Tax Prophet
By San Francisco, California attorney Robert L. Sommers
Taxsites.com
Tax and Accounting Sites, Links to Federal, States, International, IRS,
Articles, Forms and Tax Software
1999 Treasury
Greenbook
Must be downloaded in PDF or WordPerfect
Trust and Estates
Lawschool Links and Tests
University of Pittsburgh School of Law
Uncle Fed
Uncle Fed's Tax Board is a one-stop webpage for help with your taxes. Uncle Fed
has Tax Information, Tax Forms, Tax Help, Tax News, Tax Publications, Tax
Articles, On-Line Filing, IRS Information, IRS Procedures, IRS Help, and much
more. Find out how to audit proof your tax return at Uncle Fed's
Uniform Probate
Code Draft Amendments
Section 5 Guardianships
Uniform Probate
Code Draft Amendments
Section 6
Uniform Trust Code Draft Amendments
U.S. Tax Court Rules of Practice and Procedure
Viatical and Senior Settlements
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ABA Family Law
Tables
All 50 states
Articles on Family
Law
Broken down by subject matter
Child Custody
Laws and Overview
From Cornell University
Divorce Net
State by State Resource Center
Family Laws
Laws concerning Military and Civil Service
Family Law Custody Interrogatory Clauses
Legal
Services Corporation's Lifeline
Helps Those With Nowhere Else To Turn Opinion-
Editorial By Philip S. Anderson, President, American Bar Association, 1998-99
Family: For those wanting to talk about family and adoption related issues and just general chat. To Subscribe: Send email to Mothers, Adoption And Family Discussion List
Support Guidelines.com
Developed to enable "the interpretation and application of child support
guidelines in the United States and contains the text of such guidelines for
each state and the District of Columbia, plus online support calculators for
about a dozen states plus Japan
The National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect Information
North Carolina Family Law Firms
Arthur M. Blue Law Office, P.A.,
Carthage & Southern Pines, NC
Uniform Matrimonial, Family, and Health Laws Locator List by State
U.S. Adoption Law
Cornell University site includes links to recent Supreme Court and U.S. Circuit
Court of Appeals Decisions, State Statutes and International Law
U.S. Child
Custody Law
Cornell University site includes links to recent Supreme Court and U.S. Circuit
Court of Appeals Decisions, State Statutes and International Law
Unified Family Courts
Information from the American Bar Association
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FINANCIAL
100
hot Finance Sites
An aggregation of the Web's Most Popular Finance Sites ranked in order of the
number of hits they receive
Appraisers
National Register of Certified Appraisers
Canadian Bankers Association
English and French
Citibank
Investment Tools
Future and Present Value Calculators, IRA Comparison Calculator, IRA
Rollover Calculator, Periodic Additions Calculator, Education Funding and
Investment Planners
Commodity Futures Trading Commission Forms
The Compliance Desk
Banking Information and Regulatory Compliance
CyberSecuritiesLaw.com
Devoted to securities law and the internet, intended for lawyers, business
executives, and financial industry professionals. Resources available are a news
archive, bibliography of articles and publications, a case digest, legislative
alerts, SEC No-Action Letter summaries, SEC Release summaries, SEC litigation
release bibliography, CyberSecuritiesLaw links, and Securities Law links
Economic Expert
Witnesses
By Frankenfeld Associates, a list of close to 900 forensic economic experts
Economic Time Series Page
If you need interest rates, inflation rates, cost of money, employment rates,
consumer price index or any other financial data, this is a good place to start.
Information available includes federal, by individual state, and some city
information
Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council
Federal Grand Jury Information
Professor Susan Brenner created the Grand Jury web site to let people learn what
a grand jury is, and what it does
Federal
Reserve Bank, New York
Help Solve Savings Bond Dilemmas. With SAVINGS BONDS, you need but plug in the
date a bond was bought, its denomination and series and the amount the bond is
currently worth will be calculated for you
Financial Accounting Standards Board
Financial
Fraud Institute
Federal Law Enforcement Training Center
Forensic
Economics Reading Room
A library of in-depth articles and statistics relevant to the calculation of
various kinds of economic damages
Freddie
Mac
Real Estate, Financial
Independent Bankers Association of Texas
(IBAT)
Banking sites, a bit difficult to navigate since a lot of scrolling is involved,
but we are hoping you find the information worthwhile
International
Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID)
An autonomous international organization, ICSID "provides facilities for
the conciliation and arbitration of disputes between member countries and
investors who qualify as nationals of other member countries
NLCIFT
National Law Center for Inter-American Free Trade
Consumer Information on Reverse Mortgages
Securities
Class Action Clearing House
Containing case information and class action complaints, Opinions and Orders,
Docket Sheets, Settlement Documents, Federal and State Actions, 1995 Private
Securities Litigation Reform
StockGroup.Com
Comprehensive site for micro cap stocks and investors
Supervisory Policy Statement on Investment Securities and End-User Derivatives Activities
Tax and
Accounting Services
San Francisco CPA firm of Markle, Stuckey, Mardesty & for closely-held
businesses and individuals; financial statement audits, reviews and
compilations; litigation support services; business planning; estate planning;
business valuation services; and bookkeeping services
The
Ten K Wizard
Access and analysis of SEC documents. Search through the SEC filings by word,
words, phrases, or a combination using boolean expressions. Also check financial
News Headlines from NewsHarvester
Uncle
Fed
Uncle Fed's Tax Board is a one-stop webpage for help with your taxes. Uncle Fed
has Tax Information, Tax Forms, Tax Help, Tax News, Tax Publications, Tax
Articles, On-Line Filing, IRS Information, IRS Procedures, IRS Help, and much
more. Find out how to audit proof your tax return at Uncle Fed's
Uniform
Business and Financial Laws Locator
List of Uniform Laws in Business and Finance, Including Uniform Arbitration,
Consumer Sales, Consumer Credit, Tenant Landlord, Fraudulent Conveyance, Land
Sales and much more
Viatical and Senior Settlements
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GOVERNMENT / COURTS / LEGISLATION
SUPREME, STATE, CIRCUIT COURT, U.S. CODE
ABA
Legislative Issues List
Downloadable list of the more than 1,200 current legislative and governmental
policies adopted by the ABA House of Delegates and Board of
ABA
Letters to 106th Congress
ABA Letters provide detailed explanations of the ABA's position on such
developments as pending legislation, proposed administrative rules and the
international rule of law.
Univ.
of Arkansas Federal Links
A complete table of links for Federal Rules and Law, Government Agencies,
Circuit Court Decisions
Armed
Services Board of Contract Appeals
ASBCA Charter, Rules of the ASBCA, 1999 Decisions, and biographies of the judges
ASPALS
Legal Pages
Links for Military Lawyers
BNA.Com
U.S. Law Week's Supreme Court Today site of Supreme Court docket actions. Free
trial available, but subscription required for regular usage.
Updated
Circuit Court Rules
Appellate Counsellor Home Page
Commodity Futures Trading Commission
Constitutions, Statutes and Codes
Copyright
Here you will find all the key publications that will assist you with the
copyright registration process; links to copyright laws; the latest regulations;
and a link to online copyright records dating back to 1978.
By Cornell University
Digital
Signatures
Legislation Nationwide
Digital
Signature Links
Digital Signature Policies and Legislation
EEOC
EEOC laws, discriminatory practices and employers covered by EEOC laws are
discussed in detail in this website.
The
Electronic Embassy
Information on each of the embassies in Washington D.C., with links to Web-based
resources where available
Electronic
Signatures
Legislation relative to digital signatures
FDA
Almanac
Food and Drug Administration
FTC
Consumer Protection
Federal Trade Commission
FedWorld
Flite
Supreme Court Decisions now on the Internet; Cases can be searched
Federal
Acquisition Regulation (FAR)
Codified uniform policies for acquisition of supplies and services by executive
agencies
Federal
Register 1995 -1998
Searchable; also contains links to presidential documents, Code of Federal
Regulations (CFR), Public Laws, US Government Manual, Privacy Act Issues (FIOA)
Federal Trade
Commission
Consumers can learn ways to prevent consumer injuries and businesses can find
out the ways to be sure they are in compliance with the laws of this Commission.
Freedom of Information and Privacy Act
Food &
Drug Administration
FDA's website by product name. Consumer complaints about a product FDA's
guidelines for labeling
GPO
Access Databases
Search Databases OnLine
Government
You will find online information, services and resources all about the U.S.
government and the services that they provide.
Government
Documents
Links to Large Collections of Government Documents
Government
References
Includes National Archives, OSHA, NCJRS Abstract Database, Country and City
Databook, Uniform Crime Reports, CIA World Fact Book and Much More!
Government
Sites
Legislative Sites, Senate, House of Representatives, Library of Congress,
Legislative History, U.S. Code and Public Laws
Government
Links
US Federal Laws, Constitution, US Code and Code of Federal Regulations, Supreme
Court Opinions, Court of Appeals Decisions by Circuit, U.S. Court of Appeals for
Armed Forces, International Trade, Federal District Courts, Bankruptcy Court
Opinions
Government
Research Links
Built for Federal lawyers and other Federal employees, but available to us all!
Legal Information
Institute
Opinions of the United States Supreme Court handed down since 1992, together
with over 600 earlier decisions selected for their historic importance. You will
also find the full United States Code.
MOCAT
Catalog of United States Government Publications
National Archives and
Records Administration
Available online are the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution of the US
and the Bill of Rights.
National
Association of Attorneys General
For the consumer, the site offers numerous articles on consumer fraud and scams,
and a searchable database that provides
information on contacting the visitor's own state attorney general. In the
database, each Attorney General has a web site and extensive bibliography, along
with a mailing address and phone numbers.
National Endowment for the Arts
National
Labor Relations Board
The NLRB is a Federal agency that determines whether employees want union
representation and also investigates unfair labor practices. Information related
to these, and other issues, can be found on this website.
Registered
Federal Lobbyists
Contains semi-annual reports filed through 2/98 by those who lobby at the
Federal Level.
RICO
Case
The plaintiffs in one RICO class action suit have a website with links to
numerous court documents, including their complaint at contains citations to
current publications(articles and decisions)starting from the year 1995
Roll
Call Online
Congressional and Senate Directories, Political News, Election Results
Rominger
Legal
Federal and International Sites hosted by Rominger
Federal Rules Of Civil Procedure 1998
Federal Rules of Evidence 1998
Local Rules Northern US District of Texas
Rules
of Practice and Procedure of the U.S. Tax Court
(as Amended to January 24, 1994)
SEC
Securities
EDGAR Database
National Center for State Courts
Senate
A good resource to begin with if you are looking for general information on the
Senate, the legislative branch and process, or the federal government.
State
Government Information
Topical clearinghouse to state government information on the Internet
Supreme Court of the United States
Provides easy-to-understand information regarding the Supreme Court. Includes:
court rules, opinions, public information and even a link to available jobs.
Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals
Thomas
Legislative Information on the Internet
U.S.
Congressional Documents and Debates 1774-1873
Scanned images and full text of nine separate government documents spanning the
Continental
Congress, the Constitutional Convention, and the First through Twelfth Federal
Congresses.
Searchable full text for the House Journal, the Senate Journal, the Senate
Executive Journal, Journals
of the Continental Congress, Elliot's Debates, Farrand's Records, and Maclay's
Journal, which span the dates 1774-1873
U.S
Court of Appeals Federal Circuit
Court Rules and Precedential court opinions are available also
US Courts by
Circuit
All information needed to understand or research a case or law based on the
circuit you are interested in.
US House of Representatives
An overview of the US House of Representatives, schedules, and general and
legislative information.
The United States
Department of Treasury
In addition to monetary functions such as budgets, taxes, and currency
production and circulation, the Department of Treasury oversees enforcement,
economic policy development, and international treaty negotiation. Browse these
topics, and others, to learn more about the Treasury.
U.S.
Supreme Court Online
Opinions, orders, docket and calendar information, court rules.
U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA)
Vital Records Information
Site provides address information for US Vital Records
U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan
U.S. Food & Drug Administration
U.S. International Trade Commission
U.S. Securities & Exchange SEC
US Sentencing Commission
Online resource addressing sentencing guidelines, recent amendments and news
releases.
Department of Veterans Affairs
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SOCIAL SECURITY
AR
Finding Lists
Finding Lists for Social Security Rulings and Acquiescence Rulings
Information on Social Security
National Organization of Social Security Claimants
Social
Security On Line
U.S. Social Security Administration
Social
Security Rules & Regulations
1995 edition
National Credit Union Administration
OTS
Final and Proposed Rules
Office of Thrift Supervision
OTS
List of Sections Affected
Sections Affected by Final and Proposed Rules
Social
Security Law Materials
Cornell Legal Information Institute Note: Good 20 CFR Search Access
U.S.State
Department
Authentication documents foreign countries
IMMIGRATION
American Liberty Law
The Law Offices of David J. Chapman
American Immigration Attorneys on the Web
Immigration
Attorney
Immigration Web site of Douglas Holmes
Immigration
Links
By Suskind Susser Haas & Devine
Mildred Phillips US Immigration Law Firm, Boston, MA - (617) 624-3800
Statutes
on Immigration Law
Links to the full text of Article I, Section 8, of the U.S. Constitution
("Congressional Authority To Establish Uniform Rules of
Naturalization"); 8 U.S.C., Chapter 12 ("Immigration and
Nationality"); and 8 U.S.C., Chapter 13 ("Immigration and
Naturalization Service")
U.S. Immigration & Naturalization Service
U.S.
Supreme Court Immigration
ABA links
IMMIGRATING TO OTHER COUNTRIES
Australian
Immigration Law
Parish Patience Solicitors
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