Resources

There are substantial community resources for families in Harris County, Ft. Bend County and Montgomery County.

Community Resources:
Family Support Groups
Al-Anon Houston	713 683 7227
Texas Al-Anon/ Alateen
Alcoholics Anonymous	713 686 6300
DePelchin Children's Center	713 730 2335
Escape Family Resource Center	713 942 9500
Family Service Centers Intake (Area-wide)	713 861 4849
Jewish Family Service	713 667 9336
Learning Support Center/ Texas Children's Hospital	832 824 3719
Neighborhood Support Groups for Parents and Children	713 802 7701
Child Support Assistance
Harris County Child Support Office	713 755 6077
Harris County District Clerk's Office/ Wage Garnishment	713 755 5750
Domestic Abuse Assistance
To Report Abuse, Call TDFPS	800-252-5400
Child Advocates, Inc.	713 529 1396
The Children's Assessment Center	713 986 3300
Family Violence Legal Hotline	800 374 4673
Harris County District Attorney- Family Violence Unit	713 755 5888
Houston Area Women's Center	713 528 6798
Rape Crisis Hotline - 24 Hours	713 528 RAPE
Northwest Assistance Ministries	281 855 4500
Children's Mental Health Services
DePelchin Children's Center	713 802 3800
Substance Abuse Services
Houston Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse	713 942 4100
Financial Planning and Retirement
Myvesta- A Non-profit Consumer Education Organization	800 MYVESTA
Consumer Credit Counseling Service	800 873 2227

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Books I Use in my Practice

Dinosaurs Divorce, A Guide for Changing Families

by Laurie Krasny Brown & Marc Brown
Publisher: Little Brown & Co

Divorce Without Disaster: Collaborative Law in Texas

by Janet P. Brumley

Helping Your Kids Cope with Divorce the Sandcastles Way

by M. Gary Neuman, Patricia Romanowski, Sandra Blakeslee, Judith S. Wallerstein
Publisher: Random House

101 Ways to Be a Long-Distance Super-Dad... or Mom, Too!

by George Newman (Editor)
Publisher: Blossom Valley Press

Other books for families experiencing divorce:

It's Not Your Fault, Koko Bear: A Read-Together Book for Parents & Young Children During Divorce

by Vicki Lansky, Jane Prince (Illustrator)
Publisher: Book Peddlers

I Don't Want to Talk About It

by Jeanie Franz Ransom, Kathryn Kunz Finney (Illustrator)
Publisher: Magination

Mama and Daddy Bear's Divorce

by Kathy Parkinson (Illustrator), Cornelia Maude Spelman, Abby Levine (Editor)
Publisher: Albert Whitman & Co.

Mom's House, Dad's House: Making Two Homes for Your Child

by Isolina Ricci
Publisher: Fireside

Anger Busting 101: New ABC's for Angry Men and the Women Who Love Them

by Newton Hightower
Publisher: Bayou Publishing

 

 

There are substantial community and published resources available for those dealing with a family law matter. Although I cannot guarantee that the resources listed here are appropriate for your specific issues, each has been identified through my research or the comments of others as having valuable information.

If you know of additional resources, or have comments regarding the listed resoources, please contact me.

 

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