Law Overviews & Guides

Standing Strong: A Guide for Navaigating the Legal System for Victims of Domestic Violence.   Pubished by the Women Bar Foundation of Massachustts (2008).   Contains useful law overviews and frequently asked questions about common family law & financial…

The Urban Justice Center and the National Senior Citizens Law Center are in the process of identifying individuals who have had their SSI, SSDI, or RSDI suspended because SSA determined that there is an outstanding warrant for the person's arrest. This is an open letter to advocates seeking examples…

A comprehensive overview of utilty rights, including right to obtain service, what to do if you owe money on a previous account, right to continued service, protection against shut offs for illness, personal safety, winter moratorium, elders and infants, restoring…

Link to a chapter from Legal Tactics, which is posted on the MassLegalHelp website.  This chapter describes the foreclosure process, how to deal with these new owners, and how foreclosure affects your rights and responsibilities as a tenant. In addition, this chapter also contains a small section…

"This [free] 605-page guide describes in depth the problems of the vet and servicemember (and his or her family), the benefits and services available to him or her (and family) and the veterans and servicemembers issues that will be decided in the next several years. Most important, it…

A Judicial Guide to Child Safety in Custody Cases   This tool is designed to maximize a child’s safety as you determine issues of custody and visitation and can help you Assess whether a child or parent is at risk for physical, emotional, or mental abuse. Review the…

This is an explanation and listing of the various committees of the Massachusetts Legislature.

The National Health Care for the Homeless Council is pleased to announce a new publication by the Health Care for the Homeless Clinicians' Network -The National Health Care for the Homeless Council is pleased to announce a new publication by the Health Care for the Homeless Clinicians' Network -…

In English and Spanish.

From the preface: "This guide is designed for healthcare providers, social service agency employees, and other practitioners who connect young people with the medical care they need. While the age of consent for all medical treatment in Massachusetts is generally 18, those younger than 18…

Navigating Custody & Visitation Evaluations in Cases with Domestic Violence: A Judge's Guide Published by the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges. Clare Dalton of Northeastern University is one of the three authors. Jacqui Bowman of Greater Boston Legal…

Chart with sources of state and federal law, and links to useful practice information.

Website where guide can be downloaded in English, Spanish or Portuguese.

In response to Dutton's critique of feminist theories of domestic violence, the author of this article makes three points relevant to the debate about the gender asymmetry of intimate partner violence. First, there are three major types of intimate partner violence, only one of which (intimate…

 The Note advocates for SSA to institute safeguards to protect MIDAA claimants whose cases present meritorious disabilities, from the risk of being erroneously deprived of benefits due to procedural circumstances beyond their control. Adjudicators at all levels need guidelines to follow in…

Updated 2007 version intentended for health care providers

Summary of Food Stamp law pertaining to bilingual services, prepared by the National Center for Law and Economic Justice.

Link to the pdf of a Journal of Poverty Law and Policy article.