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WEA Article 7 – Remote Access to Orders of Protection for DV victims

By Diana Cihak on February 04, 2014 in Legal, Legislation

From New York Women’s Equality at: http://nywomensequality.org/10-point-plan/ 7. Creating a Pilot Program for Remote Access to Orders of Protection (Senate Bill 5878) • In order for a victim to obtain a court order to protect them from someone who harms or threatens to harm them or their family, also known…

WEA Article 6 – Ending the irony of arrests of Domestic Violence victims

By Diana Cihak on February 02, 2014 in Gender Issues, Legal, Legislation, Rights

From New York Women’s Equality at: http://nywomensequality.org/10-point-plan/ 6. Ensuring that Victims of Domestic Violence are not punished for “violating” their own Order of Protection (Senate Bill 5877) • An order of protection is a court order directed to the offending party (the respondent) and prohibiting the respondent from contacting the…

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