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The following are provided for informational purposes only. ACFLS does not endorse any of the following sites, nor the site sponsors/providers, nor any other websites, and no warranties, express or implied, are made regarding the accuracy of any information or data provided at these locations.

Purely Legal (forms, rules, research, etc.)

http://www.courtinfo.ca.gov/

News, recent opinions, court rules and just about anything else you may need to know about the California Supreme Court and Appellate courts

http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/calaw.html

The California Codes. Find, read and printout any codified California statute. Organized by subject.

http://www.courtinfo.ca.gov/forms/

See and download all California Judicial Council Forms at this site. The forms will be ready for typing, but unfortunately are not presently available to fill in online, although we are told this may be coming.

http://california.lp.findlaw.com/ca12_california_courts/

A convenient place to find abundant information about all California courts from the Supreme court down to the trial courts. In the latter category, virtually all California trial courts with a web presence can be accessed, along with their local court rules. Very useful, particularly if you are about to work in a jurisdiction unfamiliar to you.

http://www.irs.gov/formspubs/

Download and print out all IRS forms and most of their publications. Need to request a copy of a client’s old tax returns? Form 4506 (and the client’s signature) will get it for you. Form 8332 is the Release of Claim of Exemption form we use with most family support awards.

http://info.sen.ca.gov/cgi-bin/pagequery?type=sen_bilinfo&site=sen&title=Bill+Information

The California State Senate’s excellent search engine to locate pending legislation (or bills from past sessions) by bill number, author OR keyword. You can view and download committee reports, bill history, etc. and can “subscribe” to a bill, thus getting email notice of all actions as they occur.

http://www.legal.gsa.gov/

A useful and comprehensive research tool for lawyers doing Federal legal research. Put together by the GSA.

http://www.findlaw.com/

A comprehensive compilation of all types of WWW law, federal and state legal forms, articles, statutes, etc.

http://www.llrx.com/courtrules/

Another excellent site for obtaining state and local court rules not only from California, but throughout the land. Although this is run by Lexis, it is free.

http://www.law.indiana.edu/v-lib/

Called the “WWW Virtual Library - Law”, this is an excellent and comprehensive site for legal research, when you need to go beyond the family law hornbooks.

http://www.law.cornell.edu/

Another excellent legal research site, put up by Cornell Law School, and entitled “Legal Information Institute”, LII has a vast reach.

http://web.lexis.com/xchange/ccsubs/cc_prods.asp

This is the Lexis-Nexis site for non-subscribers. It allows you to search for cases by subject or citation, for public records, conduct asset searches, shepardize cases, etc. You are charged only for what you get and use.