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July 2026

In our Mississippi Custody section, we created the new question Will the judge (chancellor) always grant joint custody?, based on 2026 changes to the law. The question was added in English and Spanish.

June 2026

On our Texas Legal Assistance page, we updated the resource American Gateways and added two of its additional locations. 

On our Texas Local Programs page, we added 20 resources and updated 116 resources. We also updated the resource on our Statewide Programs page. All changes made in English and Spanish.

In our New Jersey State Gun Laws section, we created one new question and revised five questions. We also added a statute to our Selected New Jersey Statutes page.

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