Other Research Guides
New York Family Law (U. of Buffalo)
NY Family Law Secondary Sources
Westlaw New York Family Law Secondary Sources (Pooled together, filter to family law and NY)
Callaghan's Family Court Law & Practice (Westlaw)
New York Family Court Practice - NY Practice Series (Westlaw)
New York Law of Domestic Relations - NY Practice Series (Westlaw)
New York Law of Domestic Violence (Westlaw)
New York Matrimonial Law & Practice (Westlaw)
New York Matrimonial Practice (Westlaw)
Lexis Secondary Sources (Pooled together)
LexisNexis AnswerGuide New York Family Court Proceedings (Lexis)
LexisNexis AnswerGuid New York Matrimonial Actions (Lexis)
New York Civil Practice: Family Court Proceedings (Lexis)
New York Practice Guide: Domestic Relations (Lexis)
Lawyer's Manual on Domestic Violence: Representing the Victim, 6th Edition (online)
Using 42 U.S.C. § 1983 to Obtain Relief from Violations of Federal Law (Chapter 16 from Jailhouse Lawyers Manual)
and remember annotated version of the statute!
Federal Tort Claims Act
Federal Tort Claims (Westlaw)
Handling Federal Tort Claims (Lexis)
Congressional Research Service, Federal Tort Claims Act: A Legal Overview
and remember the annotated version of the statute!
Jury Verdicts and Settlements
Pools of Selected Ones are on Westlaw and Lexis
Jury Verdicts and Settlements (Westlaw)
Jury Verdicts and Settlement (Lexis)
Looking for individual cases that are not there, may need to try dockets.
Dockets & PACERFederal Practice & Procedure (Wright & Miller) - Westlaw & in print - This is the classic Bible of federal practice - detailed (over 75 volumes), comprehensive & authoritative.
Moore's Federal Practice: Civil - Lexis & in print - The other classic treaties on federal practice, this one from Matthew Bender/Lexis.
One problem with Wright & Miller and Moore's is that depending upon what you are trying to research and in what depth, using these resources can sometimes feel like trying to drink out of a fire hose.
For more treatises on specific litigation topics, also try browsing Westlaw Litigation Texts & Treatises
NY Civil Procedure Secondary Sources
See page on CPLR
Annotated CPLR McKinneys (Westlaw)
Siegel's New York Practice (on reserve) - One-volume, classic work on New York practice. Also is available on Westlaw - but not for normal law school subscriptions, not cool! - BUT now we do have access through ProView - use this link, which will require you to use your CUNY First credential and then search for Siegel's New York Practice and it is available there. Or try this link to go there directly.
New York Civil Practice: CPLR (Weinstein Korn & Miller) (Lexis)
Carmody-Wait 2d, New York Practice with Forms (Westlaw)
Court Rules and Resources
New York Rules of Court (Westlaw)
Forms (NYS Unified Court System)
Introductory Guide to New York City Family Court (NYC Bar)
Uniform Rules for the Family Court (NYS Unified Court System)
Obtaining an Order of Protection (NYS Unified Court System)
NY State Defenders Association materials on Family Defense
Administrative Agencies
NYC Administration for Children's Services (ACS)
New York Office of Children and Family Services
Statutory & Administrative Provisions
E.g., Child Protective Administrative Hearing Procedure (New York State Regulations)
Administration for Children's Services (New York City Charter)
Children's Services (NYC Administrative Code)
Representing Children
The Role of Counsel in Family Court (Ch. 13 in New York Family Court Practice)
Standards for Attorneys Representing Children (2015) (NYSBA)
ILRC, The VAWA Manual: Immigration Relief for Abused Immigrants (on Library Reserve)
ILRC, Families & Immigration: A Practical Guide (on Library Reserve)
Legislative History Research
Federal Legislative History Research
New York Legislative History Research
International & Foreign Law Angles
International Law Research