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One Judge's Take on the Challenges of Family Court
Survivors need more resources, representation, she says | Judge Katherine Tennyson has an intimidating voice over the phone. This is the type of woman who cuts righ... read more
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Representing Yourself in Court
How to prepare for your permanent protection order hearing | If you’re planning to go to court to secure a permanent order of protection against your batterer, the ... read more
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Threatened Not to Testify
When abusers threaten survivors from telling their account in court, it’s considered witness tampering | Batterers are not always career criminals like the drug dea... read more
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Can I Get a Protection Order if I'm Under 18?
How to get one varies state-to-state, but the bottom line is yes, you can | No age group is immune to domestic violence. In fact, teens and young women ages 16-24 a... read more
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Protections for Undocumented Immigrants
Abusers often threaten deportation, but VAWA was designed to safeguard all survivors | There is a sect of women, survivors of domestic violence, who are facing an o... read more
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Looking for a Lawyer?
Advice for finding the right attorney for you and your case | If your experience with domestic violence creates a need to obtain a lawyer, it's important to take the ... read more
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How Anti-SLAPP Laws Work
What to do if your abuser threatens to sue you for defamation if you report domestic violence | Batterers are master manipulators who know and use all kinds of tech... read more
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FAQs About Protection Orders
Breaking down the basics | Whether it’s called an order of protection, protection order or restraining order, each state offers some version as a means of protectio... read more
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What Happens When Someone Violates a Court Order?
What you can expect to happen if your batterer breaks a restraining order | Ideally, an order of protection—commonly referred to as a restraining order—would keep a... read more
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How to Prove Nonphysical Abuse in Court
Steps you can take before you enter the courtroom | When trying to prove domestic violence in court, some survivors wear the evidence on their skin in the form of b... read more
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Domestic Violence From an Officer's Perspective
One former officer is training law enforcement around the world how to earn the trust of survivors | After surviving a childhood of domestic violence, Mark Wynn’s l... read more
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Legal Assistance Hotlines Coming of Age
Survivors cite legal support as critical unmet need | The court system can be overwhelming in even the most simple of circumstances, let alone one involving sexual ... read more
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Do Protective Orders Work in Rural Areas?
Study examines effectiveness of protective orders in urban and rural settings | Domestic violence happens everywhere—in single-family homes and apartments, in the n... read more
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Using GPS to Track Batterers
At least 23 states are using GPS to keep track of high-risk domestic violence offenders | Diane Rosenfeld believes many domestic violence homicides are preventable.... read more
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What to Do If an Abuser Violates a Personal Protection Order
3 steps you need to take | Personal protection orders are important documents that can help protect you and your family. Unfortunately, they’re not always adhered t... read more
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