online classes available
Resources
Websites
https://jud.ct.gov/forms/grouped/family/divorce.htm CT Judicial Branch Divorce
www.ctlawhelp.org Connecticut Network for Legal Aid
www.collaborative-divorce.com Connecticut Collaborative Divorce Lawyers
www.ctmediators.org Connecticut Council for Divorce Mediation
www.saafamilies.com Stepfamilies Association of America
www.beyond-divorce.com The Center for Divorce & Remarriage
www.afccnet.org Association of Family & Conciliation Courts
www.CT211.org Infoline
www.jud.ct.gov/csc/loc.htm Court Service Center Locations
www.ctcadv.org Connecticut Coalition Against Domestic Violence
www.ourfamilywizard.com Online Communication & Planning
https://www.afccnet.org/Resource-Center/Resources-for-Families Resources
https://www.sesamestreet.org/toolkits Sesame Street Divorce Toolkit
Phone Numbers
860-548-2700. Hartford Family Court Clerk
860-706-5064. Hartford Court Support Center
860-896-4920 Tolland Family Court Clerk
860-896-4945. Tolland Court Support Center
860-515-5180. New Britain Family Court Clerk
860-515-5151 New Britain Court Support Center
860-343-6400. Middlesex Family Court Clerk
860-343-6499 Middlesex Court Support Center
888-774-2900 Connecticut Coalition Against Domestic Violence Hotline
800-799-SAFE National Domestic Violence Hotline
860-232-9993 Children's Law Center of Connecticut
211 or CT211.org. Infoline
Infoline is a system of help via the telephone or internet for information about community services, referrals to human services, and crisis intervention. It is accessed toll-free from anywhere in CT by simply dialing 2-1-1. It operates 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Multilingual caseworkers and TDD access is available.
Books for Parents
Ahrons, C. (2004). We're Still Family: What Grown Children Have to Say About Their Parents' Divorce. New York: Harper Collins Publishing.
Everett, C.A. (Ed.). Minority and Ethnic Issues in the Divorce Process. New York: Haworth Press.
Garrity, C., Johnston, J.R., Baris, M.A., & Bruenig, K. (1997). Through the Eyes of the Children: Healing Stories for Children of Divorce. New York: Simon & Schuster.
Family Center of the Conciliation Court. (2001). Children and Divorce, Second Edition. Tuscon, Arizona: The Family Center of the Conciliation Court.
Garber, Benjamin (2008). Keeping Children Out of the Middle: Child Centered Parenting in the Midst of Conflict, Separation and Divorce. Deerfield Beach, Florida: Health Communications.
Hone, Lucy (2017) Resilient Grieving: Finding Strength and Embracing Life After a Loss that Changes Everything. New York: The Experiment Publishing.
Johnston, J.R., & Roseby, V. (1997). In the Name of the Child: A Developmental Approach to Understanding and Helping Children of Conflicted and Violent Divorce. New York: Free Press.
Johnston, J.R., & Campbell, L.E. (1999). Impasses of Divorce. New York: Fireside.
Mercer D., & Pruett, M.K. (2001). Your Divorce Advisor: A Lawyer and a Psychologist Guide You Through the Legal and Emotional Landscape of Divorce. New York: Fireside.
Viorst, Judith (1998). Necessary Losses: The Loves, Illusions, Dependencies and Impossible Expectations that All of Us Have to Give Up in Order to Grow. New York: Free Press.
Wolf, A. E. (1998). Why Did You Have to Get a Divorce? And When Can I Get a Hamster? New York: Noon Day Press.
Wolf, A. E. (1991). Get Out of My Life But First Could You Drive Me and Cheryl to the Mall? A Parent's Guide to the New Teenager. New York: Noon Day Press.
Wolf, A. E. (2000). The Secret of Parenting. New York: Farrar, Strauss & Giroux.
Books for Children
American Girl (2009). A Smart Girl's Guide to Her Parents' Divorce: How to Land on Your Feet When the World Turns Upside Down. China: American Girl Publishing. (For girls ages 8-13).
Brown, Laurie and Brown, Marc (2009). Dinosaur's Divorce. New York: Little Brown and Company.
Brace, Rachel (2019). Max's Divorce Earthquake. Little Steps Publishing.
Bullard, Lisa (2015) My Family, Your Family. Lerner Publishing Group.
Karst, Patrice (2000). The Invisible String. California: DeVorss Publications.
Lang, Suzanne (2015). Families, Families, Families! Random House Children's Books.
Lansky, Vicki (1998). It's Not Your Fault, Koko Bear. Minnesota: Book Peddlers.
Roberts, Jillian (2017). Why Do Families Change? Our First Talk About Separation and Divorce. Canada: Orca Book Publishers.
Schmitz, Tamara (2008) Standing on My Own Two Feet: A Child's Affirmation of Love in the Midst of Divorce. New York: Penguin Young Readers Group.
Spelman, Cornelia Maude (1998). Mama and Daddy Bear's Divorce. Illinois: Albert Whitman & Company.
Thomas, Pat (1999). My Family's Changing. New York: Barrons.
Walsh, Melanie (2012). Living with Mom and Living with Dad. China: Candlewick Press.