Support Services Publications and Resources

Adoption

• Inter-country Adoption Guidelines for the Foreign Service Family

Contingency Planning

• Planning for Family Contingencies
• Contigency Plan:  Don't Leave Home Without It
• Link to Contingency Planning for Evacuations

• Emergency Notification Procedures
• Memorial Service
• Role of Department of State Offices in Response to the Death of a Foreign Service Employee or Family Member 
• Survivor's Checklist: In Case of the Death of a Loved One

Divorce

• The Foreign Service Family and Divorce - a booklet discussing issues relating to divorce.
• Frequently Asked Questions about Divorce in the Foreign Service
• Former Spouse Benefits under the Foreign Service Retirement System - (Fact Sheet DS-5061)
• Department Notice on Denial of Diplomatic and Official Passports to Individuals Owing over $5,000 in Child Support
• Department Notice on Garnishment of Wages
• Department Notice on Temporary Continuation of Coverage (TCC) Program

• Caring for Elderly Parents

• Publications and Resources for Evacuation from Post

• Frequently Asked Questions Related to Spouses Who Are Not US Citizens
• Expeditious Naturalization for Foreign Born Spouses

• The Challenge of Relocation and Moving
• Thriving as a Foreign Service Spouse

Marriage

• Spouse and Partner Guide to the Foreign Service
• Getting Married Checklist for Foreign Service Employees
• Marriage to Foreign Nationals - Procedures

Members of Household

• Spouse and Partner Guide to the Foreign Service
• Members of Household: Family Members Not On Employee's Official Travel Orders

Separations 

• Long Distance Relationships and Separated Tours: When Couples Live Apart
• Separate Maintenance Allowance

Unaccompanied Tours

• Unaccompanied Tour: Learning to Manage a Temporary Separation (brochure)
• Keeping Our Heads Above Water, a monthly newsletter
• Bonding with Infants and Toddlers While You Are Away
• Managed Health Network Package of Resources
• HomeFrontUS Online Listserv  
• FORM - Contact Information for Families of Employees on Unaccompanied Tours
• FORM - Connecting Families Experiencing an Unaccompanied Tour
• More Resources to Get You Through 
• Unaccompanied Tours: A Decision Tree - This document is a planner to help you decide where to live during an unaccompanied tour.

Information provided by the Family Liaison Office
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