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Family Law Links
- Michigan Bar Association information about the SMILE program, which educates parents about how to protect children during a divorce
http://www.michbar.org/journal/article.cfm?articleID=65&volumeID=3&viewType=archive - A Michigan Bar Association journal article of 113 concrete, practical things parents can do to prevent divorce from harming children
http://www.michbar.org/journal/pdf/pdf4article827.pdf - “Rebuilding: When Your Marriage Ends” program conducted by Dr. Gary Vann
http://www.garyvannphd.com - Kids Health website article on how to help children through the divorce process
http://kidshealth.org/parent/emotions/feelings/help_child_divorce.html - The Southfield, Michigan home office website of the Bowyer & Midtgard ADAM (American Divorce Association for Men) founding law firm, with links to other ADAM law firms in Michigan
www.adamdivorcelaw.com - National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health information, resources, and links to other helpful sites for handling the physical and emotional effects of undergoing a divorce
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/divorce.html - Working on health, work, safety, housing, domestic violence and other issues affecting women is the Women’s Resource Center in Traverse City
http://www.womensresourcecenter.org - Fathers & Families improves the lives of children and strengthens society by protecting the child’s right to the love and care of both parents after separation or divorce
http://www.fathersandfamilies.org - More and more couples are turning to a new approach to divorce – one where the focus is on working together, guided by a Collaborative divorce team of professionals
http://www.collaborativepracticemi.org
Social Security Links
- Social Security Administration Online
http://www.ssa.gov - Social Security Online – Disability Programs
http://www.ssa.gov/disability
Immigration Links
- U S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
http://www.dhs.gov - U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)
http://www.uscis.gov - At this site, you can follow the links throughout to obtain general information in regards to Immigration. Information such as processing timeframes for specific petitions and applications can be found. Also, you can check the status of your case by clicking on the link to Case Status. The FAQs page is a great source for specific answers to your immigration questions.
- Immigration Forms and Fees
http://www.uscis.gov/forms - To locate USCIS Civil Surgeons
https://egov.uscis.gov/crisgwi/go?action=offices.type&OfficeLocator.office_type=CIV - For Alien’s Change of Address Card (AR-11)
http://www.uscis.gov/ar-11 - For Sponsor’s Notice of Change of Address (I-865)
http://www.uscis.gov/i-865 - Information regarding Selective Service Registration
http://www.sss.gov/inslink.htm - American Immigration Lawyers Association
http://www.aila.org/ - Farmworker Legal Services of Michigan, a legal aid office which helps migrant and seasonal Michigan farmworkers with legal issues
http://www.farmworkerlaw.org - Northern Michigan Health Services gives health and dental care to migrant and seasonal farmworkers, and has a headquarters in Traverse City
http://www.nmhsi.org - Farmworkers Justice is a nonprofit political organization working to improve farmworker health, living conditions, work safety and immigration status
http://www.fwjustice.org
Additional Links
- Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore official site
http://www.nps.gov/slbe - Find the Empire Village Chamber of Commerce events calendar, news and village information
http://www.empirechamber.com - The Traverse Legal website offers leading edge writing and information about the technology-based practice of law by a small, local “David” of a firm that has taken on some “Goliath”-sized class action cases
http://www.traverselegal.com - For events calendars, beautiful photographs, news and features on Leelanau County
http://www.leelanau.com - Our favorite local source of eco-friendly, scrumptious, made-in-Empire chocolates
http://www.grocersdaughter.com - All things books and a special collection of titles about Northern Michigan by local scribes
http://www.cottagebooks.com - Arbutus Press which in 2001 published Historic Cottages of Mackinac Island, by Sterling Law Office founder Lea Ann Sterling and Susan Stites
http://www.arbutuspress.com - Local, environmentally-friendly laundry detergent, fabric softener, etc. Ask for Greg Raniszewski.
http://www.selestialsoap.com