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WEA Article 7 – Remote Access to Orders of Protection for DV victims
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…
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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…
Read MoreWEA Article 5 – Ending Housing Discrimination
From New York Women’s Equality at: http://nywomensequality.org/10-point-plan/ 5. Ending Discrimination in Housing based on Domestic Violence Victim Status & Source of Income (S.5876) • Women are disproportionately affected by intimate partner violence, with more than one in three women experiencing rape, physical violence and/or stalking by an intimate partner in…
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