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Publisher: American Bar Association (ABA) Consumer's Tool Kit for Health Advance Planning 
 "This tool kit contains a variety of self-help worksheets, suggestions, and resources [for creating health care advance directives]. ... The tool kit does not create a formal advance directive for you. Instead, it helps you do the much harder job of discovering, clarifying, and communicating what is important to you in the face of serious illness." Topics include choosing a health care agent or proxy and after-death decisions. From the American Bar Association (ABA). http://www.abanet.org/aging/toolkit/ Topics: Consumer Research & Advocacy, Diseases & Conditions, Senior Health Last updated Apr 5, 2005 "Straight" Bankruptcy: Chapter 7
"There are several types of bankruptcy, each provided in a separate chapter of the Bankruptcy Code, a federal statute. Proceedings under Chapter 7 (straight bankruptcy) involve surrendering most of the borrower's nonexempt assets." This site provides questions and answers about this type of bankruptcy, including explanations of exempt and nonexempt assets and how this type of case begins. From the American Bar Association (ABA). http://www.abanet.org/publiced/practical/bankruptcy7.html Topics: Business & Consumer Law, Finance, Investing, Money Last updated Mar 15, 2005 Tables Summarizing [Family] Law in the Fifty States
A selection of tables providing a quick view of various aspects of family law for the fifty states in the areas of alimony/spousal support factors, custody criteria, child support guidelines, grounds for divorce and residency requirements, property division, and third-party visitation. http://www.abanet.org/family/familylaw/tables.html Topics: Families Last updated Aug 20, 2001 Law Day, May 1
Law Day provides an opportunity to "focus on our heritage of liberty under law and how the rule of law makes our democracy possible." The site includes a brief history of Law Day (which was first proclaimed by President Eisenhower in 1958), selected Law Day themes back to 1969, a listing of events throughout the United States, lesson plans, a quiz, and more. Searchable. From the American Bar Association (ABA). http://www.abanet.org/publiced/lawday/ Topics: Holidays and Observances Individually, Holidays by Region, Law, Lesson Plans Last updated Apr 26, 2005 American Bar Association (ABA) Commission on Domestic Violence
This site features fact sheets and brochures on domestic violence (some available in Spanish), training materials for lawyers, and statistics on same-sex battering, battered immigrant women, dating violence, protection orders, and many other legal topics related to domestic violence. Also includes a bibliography and related Web links. http://www.abanet.org/domviol/ Topics: Law by Subject, Social Issues, Women Last updated Jan 23, 2008 Frequently Asked Questions About the Grand Jury System
This FAQ about the federal grand jury system covers the purposes of the grand jury, typical term, selection of jurors, reasons for secrecy of grand jury proceedings, and specifics of the proceedings, such as witness consultation with a lawyer, immunity, and contempt of court. From the American Bar Association (ABA). http://www.abanet.org/media/faqjury.html Topics: Judicial Process Last updated Nov 2, 2005 Criminal Law: The Police & Your Rights
Answers to questions about the rights guaranteed to criminal defendants by the U.S. Constitution and state laws. Topics include how to report a crime, how police investigate crimes, how long police can hold suspects before filing charges, drunk driving tests, police procedures following an arrest, the advisability of having a lawyer present during an interrogation, and explanations of probable cause, Miranda rights, and interrogations. From the American Bar Association (ABA). http://www.abanet.org/publiced/practical/criminal/policerights.html Topics: Constitutional Law & Civil Liberties, Crime Last updated Jun 6, 2006 American Bar Association: Home-based Businesses
This site briefly discusses legal issues raised by using your home as your base of business. Topics include zoning, tax implications, and insurance. Also includes comments about home day-care centers. From the American Bar Association (ABA) Division for Public Education. http://www.abanet.org/publiced/practical/businesshome.html Topics: Business, Business & Consumer Law Last updated Nov 15, 2006 American Bar Association (ABA): Standing Committee on Pro Bono and Public Service
Website for this "national source of information, resources and assistance to support, facilitate, and expand the delivery of pro bono legal assistance." Features details about committee projects, publications, policies and rules, and related material. Also includes information about the first annual National Pro Bono Celebration, planned for the last week of October 2009. From the American Bar Association (ABA). http://www.abanet.org/legalservices/probono/home.html Topics: Law Last updated Sep 23, 2008 |
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