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Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP)

CLASP is a national nonprofit that works to improve the lives of low-income people. CLASP’s mission is to improve the economic security, educational and workforce prospects, and family stability of low-income parents, children, and youth and to secure equal justice for all.

1015 15th Street NW, Suite 400

Washington, DC 20005

Phone: 1-202-906-8000

Fax: 1-202-842-2885

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Legal Services Corporation (LCS)

LSC provides civil legal assistance to those in need. LSC funds 138 legal aid programs with over 900 offices around the nation to help poor Americans gain equal access to the judicial system.

Legal Services Corporation

3333 K Street, NW, 3rd Floor

Washington, DC 20007-3522

Phone 1-202-295-1500

Fax 1-202-337-6797

Email: info@lsc.gov

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National Domestic Violence Hotline

Are You Being Abused? Does the person you love:

Threaten to hurt you or your children?
Say it's your fault if he or she hits you, promises it won't happen again, but it does?
Put you down in public or keep you from contacting family or friends?
Throw you down, push, hit, choke, kick, or slap you?
Force you to have sex when you don't want to?

Just one "yes" answer means you're involved in an abusive relationship. If so, you're not alone and you have choices. No one deserves to be abused.

If you or someone you know is frightened about something in your relationship, please call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-SAFE (7233) or TTY 1-800-787-3224.

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Texas Association Against Sexual Assault TAASA

The Texas Association Against Sexual Assault (TAASA) is the statewide organization committed to ending sexual violence in Texas. A non-profit educational and advocacy organization based in Austin, TAASA member agencies comprise a statewide network of more than 80 crisis centers that serve rural as well as metropolitan areas. Founded in 1982, the agency has a strong record of success in community education, legal services, youth outreach, law enforcement training, legislative advocacy, and curricula and materials development.

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When parents separate or divorce, the term "custody" often serves as shorthand for "who gets the children" under the divorce decree or judgment. In 20 states, custody is split into two types: physical custody and legal custody. Physical custody refers to the responsibility of taking care of the children, while legal custody involves making decisions that affect their interests (such as medical, educational and religious decisions). In states that don't distinguish between physical and legal custody, the term "custody" implies both types of responsibilities.

Child Custody FAQ

What factors do courts take into account when deciding who gets custody of the children?

Almost all courts use a standard that gives the "best interests of the child" the highest priority when deciding custody issues. What the best interests of a child are in a given situation depends on many factors, including: ...

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Child support is an emotional subject. Parents who are supposed to receive it on behalf of their children often do not. Parents who are supposed to pay it often cannot, or choose not to for a variety of reasons that are not legally recognized. It is the children who suffer the most when child support levels are inadequate or obligations are not met. Therefore, the trend in all states is to increase child support levels and the ways child support obligations can be enforced.

Child Support Payment FAQ

Is a father who never married the mother still required to pay child support?

Anyone who's determined to be a child's parent is responsible for supporting the child. Many unmarried fathers acknowledge paternity by signing a voluntary declaration of paternity at the time of the child's birth or soon thereafter; some are determined to be parents after a paternity suit is filed and genetic testing establishes parentage.

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Foreign adoptions in U.S. decline for third year

Tougher policies in China and Russia are partly responsible

NEW YORK - The number of foreign children adopted by Americans has dropped for the third year in a row, a consequence of tougher policies in the two countries — China and Russia — that over the past decade have provided the most children to U.S. families.

Figures for the 2007 fiscal year, provided by the State Department on Friday, showed that adoptions from abroad have fallen to 19,411, down about 15 percent in just the past two years.

It's a dramatic change. The number of foreign adoptions had more than tripled since the early 1990s, reaching a peak of 22,884 in 2004 before dipping slightly in 2005, then falling to 20,679 in 2006.

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