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November 2012
October 2012
We improved our NJ question about the definition of domestic violence for the purpose of getting a restraining order. You can read it here.
Check out the new legal resources we added for survivors who need to appeal an order involving custody, protection orders, etc. on the Appeals section of our National Organizations page.
We added new information about the protections that are provided in Virginia in an emergency protective order and a preliminary protective order.
In Virginia, we also added information about what happens if an abuser violates a protective order for an act of violence, force or threat and a protective order for family abuse.
Based on 2012 changes to states’ laws, we added a question about what happens to a parent’s custody or visitation rights when s/he is deployed by the military in Indiana.
We added information about grandparent visitation rights in Connecticut and in Georgia.
Check out our newly revised Custody section in NY!
Based on changes to MD’s laws, effective 10/1/12, we updated specific questions in our Peace Orders section and in our Domestic Violence Protective Orders section.
September 2012
In Nevada, we added the Spanish translation of our recently revised Orders for Protection Against Domestic Violence page. Check it out here.
We expanded our Orders of Protection due to Stalking section in Missouri in response to a hotline inquiry we received on our Email Hotline. If you want more information than we have on our website, please write to us and ask - we are listening!
August 2012
We revised all of the information on our Hawaii Restraining Orders pages, including our Orders for Protection due to Domestic Abuse (Family Court) section and our Injunctions Against Harassment (District Court) section.
We revised all of the information on our Illinois Orders of Protection pages in English.
July 2012
With the help of the AZ Coalition Against DV, we revised the information on all of our AZ Restraining Orders pages (in Spanish and English). Thanks Merri and Shannon from the AZCADV!
Based on changes to Nebraska law that became effective July 19, 2012, we revised the information our NE Domestic Violence Protection Orders pages.
We completed the English translation of another section of our Puerto Rico pages. Check out Orders of Protection for the Welfare and Protection of Children in English!
May 2012
We added a new section to our Illinois Orders of Protection page called The protections offered in each kind of order, which discusses the benefits of each type of order of protection, information on getting an order against a school-mate, and much more.
Check out our new Workplace Restraining Orders section on our Rhode Island page.
We revised our Alaska Stalking and Sexual Assault Protective Orders section.
Our Refugee Status information is now in Spanish.
April 2012
We completely overhauled Domestic Violence Protection Orders and Harassment Protection Orders in Nebraska.
The new information about CA’s housing law that protects victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking that we added to WomensLaw.org in March 2012 is now in Spanish!
We completely overhauled the information on our Maryland Custody section. Over the next month, we will continue to revise the rest of the state so keep checking back!
In MI, we added a new section on Non-Domestic Sexual Assault Personal Protection Orders and we revised our Non-Domestic Stalking Personal Protection Orders page.
Check out our newly revised Stalking/Cyberstalking page in English and Spanish under our Learn About Abuse tab.
We revised the information on our VA Protective Orders for an Act of Violence, Threat, or Force page.
Check out our updated information about Alaska’s victim compensation for victims of certain violent crimes. To read more, go to Victim Compensation.
We revamped our Alaska pages on stalking protective orders and sexual assault protective orders, combining them into one section to more closely reflect the statutes (laws). The new section is called Stalking and Sexual Assault Protection Orders.
March 2012
In Nevada, we have added the Spanish translation of Orders of Protection Against Harassment in the Workplace.
Our NC Child Support information is now in Spanish!
We added a new section to our Vermont page called Sexual Assault or Stalking Protective Orders. These are available to someone who was sexually assaulted or stalked by someone who is not a family or household member.
Read about a CA law that allows victims of stalking, sexual assault or domestic violence to terminate their rental lease early without penalty on our new CA Housing Laws section.
