NCJ Number
156628
Journal
Family Law Quarterly Volume: 29 Issue: 2 Dated: (Summer 1995) Pages: 187-373
Editor(s)
R Valente
Date Published
1995
Length
187 pages
Annotation
Eight papers are intended to help attorneys become more effective in assisting clients who are victims of domestic violence.
Abstract
The first article considers the role of the family law practitioner in addressing domestic violence. Issues considered are how to stop the batterer from harming the victim and her children and the resources available to ensure that the victim and her children can live safely and independently. Another article analyzes State custody statutes that refer to domestic violence in the context of separation and divorce; addresses the dynamics of family violence as it relates to legal practice in child custody disputes; and reviews various evidentiary considerations, safety provisions, and unique statutory provisions. A third article explains the development and use of supervised visitation services, followed by an article on the interstate enforcement of protection orders under the Violence Against Women Act of 1994. Obstacles that keep battered women from leaving the abusive relationship are explored in a fifth article, with attention to the failure of society and the legal system to protect women's privacy and confidentiality needs. Remaining articles focus on improvement in legal advocacy for battered immigrant women, legal responses to teen dating violence, and legal connections and controversies related to child abuse and domestic violence. Footnotes accompany each article.