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As one of the leading providers of public legal information, the Cornell University Legal Information Institute website has all the information you need about U.S. law and court rulings. The site offers articles, bulletins, guides, and resource listings for different areas of law. When navigating the Cornell University Legal Information Institute site, Moneysmartz suggests the following to get the most from the site:

• Cornell University Legal Information Institute Sitemap: An easy way to find links on important information like publications, statutes, and other related materials.
• Wex: A public-access legal dictionary and encyclopedia that provides laws, definitions, and articles.
• Court Opinions: A list of court decisions, orders, and case updates since 1990.

Insurance Information from Wex
Category: Insurance
Insurance information from the Cornell Law School Legal Information Institute.
http://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/index.php/Insurance

Bankruptcy
Category: Law>Legal Information>Bankruptcy
Bankruptcy information from the Cornell Law School Legal Information Institute.
http://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/index.php/Bankruptcy

Mortgage Law
Category: Financial Services>Mortgages
An overview of mortgage law from the Cornell Law School Legal Information Institute.
http://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/index.php/Mortgage

Cornell University's Legal Information Institute
Category: Law>Legal Information>Social Security Law
Library of Social Security law with links to key primary and secondary sources: the Social Security Act, Regulations, Programs and Operations Manual System (POMS), Hearings Rules (HALLEX).
http://www.law.cornell.edu/socsec/

Legal Information Institute
Category: Law>Legal Information>Administrative Law
An overview of administrative law with links to key primary and secondary sources, from Cornell Law School.
http://www.law.cornell.edu/topics/administrative.html

LII: Law about...Child Custody
Category: Law>Legal Information>Family Law>Child Custody
LII: An overview of child custody law with links to key primary and secondary sources, maintained at Cornell University.
http://www.law.cornell.edu/topics/child_custody.html

Legal Information Institute
Category: Money Management>Credit>Laws and Regulations
An overview of consumer credit law with links to additional sources.
http://www.law.cornell.edu/topics/consumer_credit.html

Disability Law
Category: Law>Legal Information>Disabilities Law
An overview of United States disability law with links to key primary and secondary sources. From Cornell University Legal Information Institute.
http://www.law.cornell.edu/topics/disability.html

Law about...Divorce
Category: Law>Legal Information>Family Law>Divorce
An overview of divorce law with links to key primary and secondary sources, from Cornell University's Legal Information Institute.
http://www.law.cornell.edu/topics/divorce.html

LII - Estate and Gift Tax
Category: Law>Legal Information>Estate Planning
An overview of tax law with links to key primary and secondary sources, from Cornell Law School's Legal Information Institute.
http://www.law.cornell.edu/topics/estate_gift_tax.html

Legal Information Institute - Insurance Law
Category: Law>Legal Information>Insurance Law
Includes applicable federal and state statutes and judicial decisions, and online resources, from Cornell Law School.
http://www.law.cornell.edu/topics/insurance.html

Legal Information Institute: Landlord-Tenant Law
Category: Law>Legal Information>Property Law and Real Estate>Landlord-Tenant
An overview of landlord-tenant law with links to key primary and secondary sources, from Cornell Law School's Legal Information Institute.
http://www.law.cornell.edu/topics/landlord_tenant.html

Legal Information Institute: Pension Law: An Overview
Category: Retirement>Pensions
Includes links to federal and New York statutes, as well as several paragraphs explaining pension law.
http://www.law.cornell.edu/topics/pensions.html

Legal Information Institute
Category: Law>Legal Information
Legal information organized by topic from Cornell Law School.
http://www.law.cornell.edu/topics/topic2.html

Home Ownership and Equity Protection Act
Category: Money Management>Credit>Laws and Regulations
Full text provided by Cornell Legal Information Institute.
http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/15/1639.html

Consumer Leasing Act
Category: Money Management>Credit>Laws and Regulations
Full searchable text provided by Cornell Legal Information Institute.
http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/15/1667.html

Equal Credit Opportunity Act
Category: Money Management>Credit>Laws and Regulations
Full searchable text provided by Cornell Legal Information Institute.
http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/15/1691.html

Internal Revenue Code
Category: Law>Legal Information>Tax>Resources
United States Internal Revenue Code, published by Cornell University.
http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/26/

Estate Planning
Category: Estate Planning
Introduction to estate planning by Wex.
http://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/index.php/Estate_Planning

Section 401 from the IRS Code
Category: Retirement>401k
Qualified pension, profit-sharing, and stock bonus plans information from the Legal Information Institute.
http://assembler.law.cornell.edu/uscode/html/uscode26/usc_sec_26_00000401----000-.html