• Agencies & Public Resources
• Books
• Legal Assistance

Agencies & Public Resources

Advocates for Medicare Patients, Augusta 207-621-0374; 800-750-5353

Attorney General Public Protection Division, Augusta 207-626-8849 9am-noon
http://www.state.me.us/ag

Better Business Bureau, Portland 207-878-2715
http://www.bosbbb.org

Bureau of Consumer Credit Protection, Augusta 207-624-8527; 800-332-8529

Consumer Credit Counseling Services, Portland 207-773-1411; 800-539-2227

Disability Rights Center, Augusta 207-626-2774; 800-452-1948; TDY: 621-1410 (evenings & weekends)

Divorce Perspectives, Portland (207) 774-4357 Support Group, Wednesday 7:30pm

Kid's First Center, Portland 207-761-2709
Supporting Families of Separation and Divorce
http://www.kidsfirstcenter.org

Maine Civil Liberties Union, Portland 207-774-5444

Maine Courts
http://www.courts.state.me.us

Southern Maine Agency on Aging 207-396-6500 or 1-800-427-7411
Supporting older people living in Southern Maine, especially those who are frail, living alone or have low incomes to receive necessary support to maintain their independence in the community.

Women, Work and Community 1-800-442-2092
Support and training for women in transition, homemakers, single parents and others. 16 resource centers throughout the state.
http://www.womenworkandcommunity.org

York County Community Action Corp. (CAP) 207-283-2402 x30; 800-644-4202
http://findlegalhelp.org

Books

A Man's Guide to a Civilized Divorce: How to Divorce with Grace, a Little Class, and a Lot of Common Sense. Sam Marguilies.

Children & Divorce, Archibald D. Hart, Ph.D.

Children of Divorce: A Developmental Approach to Residence and Visitation, Mitchell A. Baris, Ph.D. and Carla B. Garrity, Ph.D. This book gives recommendations for residence and contact based on the age of the child. This is particularly helpful for considering the needs of very young children.

The Co-Parenting Survival Guide: Letting Go of Conflict after a Difficult Divorce, Elizabeth S. Thayer, Ph.D. and Jeffrey Zimmerman, Ph.D.

Creative Divorce: A New Opportunity for Personal Growth, Mel Krantzler

The Divorce Mediation Handbook: Everything You Need to Know, Paula James. This is a very informative book, thorough and easy to read.

The Good Divorce, Constance Ahrons, Ph.D.

Parents Are Forever, Shirley Thomas, Ph.D.

Rebuilding, When Your Relationship Ends, Bruce Fisher, Ed.D. and Robert E. Alberti, Ph.D.

Transitions: Making Sense of Life's Changes, William Bridges

The Truth about Children and Divorce, Robert E. Emery, Ph.D.

The Two Roads to Divorce, Lenard Marlow

Legal Assistance

Cumberland Legal Aid Clinic, Portland 207-780-4340
http://www.usm.maine.edu/law/clinics.htm

Lawyer Referral & Information Service (Maine State Bar Assn.) 207-622-1460; 800-860-1460
http://www.mainebar.org

Legal Services for the Elderly 800-750-5353
http://www.mainelse.org

Maine Volunteer Lawyers Project 207-774-4348 & 800-442-4293
http://www.vlp.org
Tel-Law 207-622-1470 Recorded messages on basic legal information

Pine Tree Legal Assistance 1-800-442-4293
http://www.ptla.org and http://www.helpmelaw.org