Links to other helpful websites.

• Job Counseling – Choosing a new career? Writing a resume? Start here!
• Anger Management
• Talk About Marriage – Find help and support; an open forum on marriage and relationships
• www.MakingLemonade.com – Making Lemonade: The Single Parent Network
• www.DivorceNet.com – Many reference sources
• www.DivorceSource.com – More reference sources
• www.DivorceHQ.com – A comprehensive divorce information site
• www.Mediate.com – Mediation Information and Resource Center
• www.StraightSpouse.org – “Straight Spouse Network”
• www.DivorceInfo.com – More articles and links

• smartparentadvice.com/parenting-schedule/  Considerations for parenting arrangements
• OurFamilyWizard.com Online calendaring, schedules, messaging, expense management, and much more. Take a look!
• Lots of links to some really great websites
• Not finding enough time to give your kids? View Harry Chapin, “The Cat’s in the Cradle“
• Learning Peace and Naomi Drew’s “Peaceful Parents” Newsletter (Highly recommended!)
• What Should We Tell the Children? Developing a Mutual Story of the Divorce
• A Teen Guide to Divorce

• NC Child Support Guidelines described
• NC Child Support Guidelines calculator and forms
• Child Support Handbook: Collecting Support
• Bureau of Labor Statistics for cost-of-living rates via the consumer price index (CPI) (look for: South, All Items, 1982-84=100)
• “529 Plan” for College Investments
• “529 Plan” for College Investments [another site]

• Breaking the ‘D’ News to Friends and Family: Helping Them Help You
• www.afccnet.org Divorce Resources for Families
• www.stepfamilies.info National Stepfamily Resource Center
• www.myfloridalaw.com Divorce After Adoption: A Parent’s Guide
• www.institutedfa.com Surviving Financially After A Divorce
• realestate.aol.com Smart Ways to Split the House After Divorce

• Signs of abuse (1)
• Signs of abuse (2)
• Finances and Domestic Violence
• INTERACT of Wake County
• National Domestic Violence Hotline
• National Coalition Against Domestic Violence
• National Resource Center on Domestic Violence
• The Ultimate Guide to Thriving As A Newly Independent Woman
• Single Parent Advocate
• Single Parents Network
• Financial Abuse

• NC Association of Professional Family Mediators (NCAPFM)
• NJ Association of Professional Mediators (NJAPM)
• Association for Conflict Resolution (ACR) (a merger of Academy of Family Mediators (AFM), CRENet, and SPIDR)
• American Arbitration Association

• Tax issues for divorced or separated individuals, IRS Publication 504 (view online)
• www.PayCheckCity.com for calculating take-home pay
• ‘Alimony Recapture’ test
• IRS
• Social Security Administration
• Social Security statement

• Legal Aid of NC (866) 219-5262
• Child Protective Services (919) 733-3055
• Women’s Center of Wake County (919) 829-3711

• Filing for divorce in Wake County, without attorneys
• NC Dispute Resolution Commission
• NC State Bar
• NC Bar Association
• NC Bar Assoc Section on Dispute Resolution
• NC Court-certified divorce mediators (Raleigh is “District 10“)
• NC State web page
• NC Taxation
• IRS
• Federal government ADR website
• US Laws
• Railroad Retirement Board

• Finances and Domestic Violence
• Credit Reports You have a right to a free credit report once per year from each of the 3 primary reporting agencies. www.AnnualCreditReport.com
• Affordable Care Act (ObamaCare)
• College Financial Aid and Divorce
• Grants for single mothers
• The Single Parent’s Guide to Buying a Home: Assistance, Grants, and Home ownership
• How to Get Through a Divorce Financially
• “529 Plan” for College Investments
• “529 Plan” for College Investments [another site]
• “529 Plan” for College Investments [and yet another site]
• Paying for College
• FAFSA
• Scholarship Search
• Social Security Disability Benefits

• Bureau of Labor Statistics for cost-of-living (COLA)rates via the consumer price index (CPI)
• Federal poverty guidelines
• Current mortgage interest rates
• PensionAppraisers.com – Online pension analysis and QDRO preperation ($)
• www.DivorceDex.com: Divorce terminology and concepts
• DivorcewareNJ: NJ Child Support Guidelines
• Quit Smoking