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Legal Resources

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Database Resources
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Community Resources

This Legal Resources guide is intended to provide you with a variety of federal, state, and local legal information links and resources. If you are having trouble locating the information you need, please contact one of our eighteen KDL branch locations.

Popular Books:

Select a title to view it in the catalog:

For a sample of additional titles, click here

Database Resources:

KDL's Law Database Resources
Includes the following subscription databases:
(Library card required)

Gale LegalForms
Thousands of downloadable, customizable legal forms. Includes professionally drafted documents for bankruptcy, bill of sale, contracts, divorce, employment, incorporate, LLC, landlord/tenant, living wills, name change, power of attorney, real estate, taxes, last will and testament, and more.

LegalTrac
Drawing on a wide variety of the most highly regarded legal publications, LegalTrac provides indexing for more than 1,400 titles including major law reviews, legal newspapers, bar association journals and international legal journals, as well as law-related articles from over 1,000 additional business and general interest titles.

Online Resources:

Federal Materials

U.S. Code
Find United States Statutes through this site.

U.S. Senate
The official website of the United States Senate.

U.S. House of Representatives
The official website of the United States House of Representatives.

U.S. Supreme Court
Find U.S. Supreme Court opinions on this website.

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Find Federal Circuit Court Opinions involving Michigan cases.

U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan
Find opinions issued by the U.S. District Court that covers West Michigan.

President of the United States
The official website for the President of the United States and the Cabinet.

Code of Federal Regulations
Use this website to locate Federal regulations.

Federal Register
Use this website to find new and proposed Federal regulations.

Michigan Materials

Michigan Government Documents
Use this site to find Michigan statutes, administrative codes, attorney general opinions, constitution, and recent case law. This site also includes information about licensing, Friends of the Court Handbook and the Michigan Manual.

State of Michigan
Michigan's official website can be used to find everything about Michigan from travel information to tax forms.

Office of the Governor
Use this site to learn about Michigan's Governor, her cabinet, and to obtain Executive Orders and Directives.

Michigan Senate
Use this site to find your senator, view the session schedule, contact the Democratic or Republican Caucus.

Michigan House of Representatives
Use this site to find your legislator, view the session calendar, contact the House leadership and more.

Michigan Child Support Formula
This site provides the latest information regarding the Michigan Child Support Formula.

Kent County and Grand Rapids Materials

Kent County
This site includes links to access birth, death and marriage records, dog license renewals, 17th Circuit Court payments, deeds searches, property parcel look-up, County Health Department, and a City/Township/Village Directory.

City of Grand Rapids
This site is the official site for the City of Grand Rapids and also includes many legal forms including City of Grand Rapids tax forms.

Community Resources:

Lawyers and Legal Aid

Use these sites to find lawyers in your area who practice in a particular field of law.

American Bar Association: Consumers' Guide to Legal Help

Dispute Resolution Center of West Michigan
Consult this site to learn more about the Dispute Resolution Center, one of twenty-one State Court Administrative Office funded centers in Michigan that offers mediation, conciliation, facilitation, and arbitration services as an alternative to court.

Farmworker Legal Services of Michigan
The official site of Farmworker Legal Services (FLS), a legal aid office with attorneys and other advocates who provide free legal assistance and referrals to migrant and seasonal farmworkers throughout the state of Michigan.

FindLaw.com
This site provides lawyer referral information as well as information on a variety of topics.

Grand Rapids Bar Association
This site includes a listing of services available to the public.

Lawyer Referral Service
The service is provided by the Grand Rapids Bar Association.

Legal Aid of West Michigan
Use this site to find free legal assistance for low income persons and Seniors in non-criminal, non-fee generating matters.

Legal Assistance Center
This agency, operated by the Grand Rapids Bar Association, provides legal assistance and lawyer referral in the areas of family and property law. They can also provide assistance with court and other legal form preparation.

State Bar of Michigan
The State Bar of Michigan provides many services to the public. Click on the "Public Resources" link for a listing of these services.

Legal Aid - State Bar of Michigan
Click on this link for information regarding legal aid services provided by the State Bar of Michigan.

Michigan Legal Aid
Use this site to find help with legal problems for low income residents of Michigan.

Michigan Migrant Legal Assistance