Sentences with phrase «domestic violence against the other»

If there are accusations about domestic violence in a child custody case, the judge has to hold an «evidentiary hearing» (a trial before a judge without a jury) to decide whether a parent has engaged in one or more acts of domestic violence against the other parent, the child, or another family or household member.

Alaska law also creates a «rebuttable presumption» (a legal assumption that has to be overcome with credible evidence to the contrary) that if an abusive parent has a history of committing domestic violence against the other parent, a child, or even a domestic living partner, the abusive parent must not be awarded sole legal custody, sole physical custody, joint legal custody, or joint physical custody.

Oftentimes, one spouse makes an accusation of domestic violence against the other spouse — and the results are immediate.

Where a parent who has been accused of domestic violence against the other parent or the child is granted primary custody of the child

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«Throughout this and other gay - marriage campaigns, some queer activists have expressed their own discomfort about feeling obligated to fight for an institution about which they feel ambivalent while other essential battles — against HIV / AIDS, homelessness, domestic violence, and general discrimination — struggle for money and media attention,» wrote Deirdre Fulton in the Portland Phoenix.

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«The Hudson Valley, like other areas of New York, faces a rising suicide rate and too many heart - breaking gun deaths from domestic violence,» said Sarah Kozloff, Dutchess County Coordinator for New Yorkers Against Gun Vviolence,» said Sarah Kozloff, Dutchess County Coordinator for New Yorkers Against Gun ViolenceViolence.

Rosita Romero, Dominican Women's Development Center's (DWDC's) Executive Director, Karina Aybar - Jacobs, Program Director for the Nuevo Amanecer Program against Domestic Violence, and members of the Northern Manhattan Improvement Corporation, were joined by New York State Senator Adriano Espaillat and New York City Councilmember Ydanis Rodríguez, among others.

But Holly Dustin, manager of End Violence Against Women, believes the home secretary is continuing to fail the three million women across the UK who experience rape, domestic violence, forced marriage, trafficking, or other violent behaviour eaViolence Against Women, believes the home secretary is continuing to fail the three million women across the UK who experience rape, domestic violence, forced marriage, trafficking, or other violent behaviour eaviolence, forced marriage, trafficking, or other violent behaviour each year.

At 5:30 p.m., the 19th annual silent march against domestic violence, coordinated by the Korean American Family Service Center, takes place, starting from the in front of the 109th Police Precinct, 37 - 05 Union St., Flushing, Queens; ending at the Flushing Library, 41 - 17 Main St. (Sen. Toby Ann Stavisky, Assemblyman Ron Kim and others will attend).

Other parts of the Women's Equality Act would give a boost to laws against sexual harassment, domestic violence and salary discrimination.

Funke contends that one part of the equality act would actually expand late - term abortions, and he says he could support other parts of the legislation, which would give a boost to laws against sexual harassment, domestic violence and salary discrimination.

According to him, the laws on child abuse, domestic violence and other inhumanities were still subsisting and the government would use the law against any violator.

Police officials declined to give details about whether the woman, whose identity was being withheld pending notification of her family, had any history of interactions with the city's Administration for Children's Services, or whether she had lodged domestic violence complaints against any prior romantic partners, including the father of her other children.

Backing the 25 year jail term for rapists, the Governor, decked in a red t - shirt with inscriptions including «I Say No To Rape», «Stop Domestic Violence», among others, said it was time to take the fight one step further by amending the Protection against Domestic Violence Law, 2007 and also come up with strict punitive measures that would serve as a deterrent to perpetrators of such act.

Governor Ambode, who led a symbolic walk against Domestic and Sexual Violence in Alausa, Ikeja, with top government functionaries including the Deputy Governor, Dr. Oluranti Adebule, Chief Judge of the State, Justice Olufunmilayo Oke, wife of the Governor, Mrs. Bolanle Ambode, Commissioner of Police, Imohimi Edgal, Attorney General, Mr. Adeniji Kazeem, members of the State Executive Council, members of the House of Assembly, stakeholders in the justice sector, celebrities, students, among others, said it was time to walk the talk and ensure that all hands are on deck towards safeguarding the rights of every citizen and the most vulnerable in the society.

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She is also the author of over 100 articles on the topics of vegetarianism and veganism, animal advocacy, domestic violence and sexual abuse, with a focus on the interconnections between forms of violence against humans and against other animals.

Research has shown that violence against animals often occurs alongside other crimes such as domestic violence.

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The Gulabi Gang is a group of Indian women activists responding to widespread domestic abuse and other violence against women in India.

We will work with you to obtain a restraining order against the person who committed domestic violence against you, whether that person is a spouse, a significant other or relative.

From offices in San Rafael and Vallejo, California, my law firm defends clients in San Francisco, Berkley and all over the Bay Area against all domestic violence - related charges including spousal abuse, domestic assault, making terroristic threats, child abuse, assault and battery and others.

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If you would like to speak with an attorney about filing a Petition for Injunction for Protection Against Domestic Violence, or about any of the other forms of injunctions for protection, please contact the CLSMF Helpline at 1-800-405-1417.

The limits of the tool should be noted: it was designed to assess the likelihood that males accused of domestic violence would re-offend against female intimates; the assessment may not be relevant in disputes between people in other kinds of relationships.

Unlike the civil protection order legislation in some other Canadian jurisdictions (see e.g. BC, Manitoba, and Nunavut), and contrary to the recommendation of the Alberta Law Reform Institute (Protection Against Domestic Abuse at 54 - 55), the PAFVA does not include emotional or financial abuse in its definition of family violence.

Many experts in both therapy and domestic violence warn against seeking marriage counseling before divorce if a marriage partner is exploiting or abusing the other.

(b) In determining whether there has been a history of domestic violence, the court shall consider whether a party has committed an act of domestic violence as defined s. 741.28, or child abuse as defined in s. 39.01, against the other party or any member of the other party's family; engaged in a pattern of behaviors that exert power and control over the other party and that may compromise the other party's ability to negotiate a fair result; or engaged in behavior that leads the other party to have reasonable cause to believe he or she is in imminent danger of becoming a victim of domestic violence.

For example, a parent who has been convicted of domestic violence may be denied custody, whether the violence was perpetrated against the child's other parent, the child herself, her siblings, or even another family.

In others, the presumption is only against grants of joint custody to perpetrators of domestic violence.

Honor Our Voices Avon Foundation for Women, Minnesota Center Against Violence and Abuse (MINCAVA), and Center for Advanced Studies in Child Welfare (CASCW) at the University of Minnesota Presents an online learning module of practice guides and digital stories designed to increase the awareness and sensitivity of shelter advocates and other providers to the needs of children and suggests promising ways of enhancing services for children exposed to domestic vViolence and Abuse (MINCAVA), and Center for Advanced Studies in Child Welfare (CASCW) at the University of Minnesota Presents an online learning module of practice guides and digital stories designed to increase the awareness and sensitivity of shelter advocates and other providers to the needs of children and suggests promising ways of enhancing services for children exposed to domestic violenceviolence.

If the other parent has filed a domestic violence injunction against you, you'll have to wait until the hearing on that petition occurs.

The attempts of a parent to turn the child against the other parent, except in cases of domestic violence where reasonable safety measures are necessary to protect the child from harm.

An injunction for protection against domestic violence issued pursuant to s. 741.30 for a parent as the petitioner which is in effect at the time of the court proceeding shall be one means of demonstrating sufficient evidence that the parent is a victim of domestic violence or is about to become the victim of an act of domestic violence, as defined in s. 741.28, and shall exempt the parent from this section, including the requirement to post a bond or other security.

(e) Either party has had a history of domestic violence as either a victim or perpetrator, child abuse or child neglect evidenced by criminal history, including but not limited to, arrest, an injunction for protection against domestic violence issued after notice and hearing under s. 741.30, medical records, affidavits, or any other relevant information;

In California, if a parent has a history of domestic violence against the child's other parent, the child, or the child's siblings, the court would prefer not to grant custody to that parent.

Although there are policies in Wales that aim to address violence, including the recent «Framework for Managing the Night - Time Economy in Wales», 54 the Well - being of Future Generations (Wales) Act, 55 which provisionally includes a national indicator around «feeling safe in the community», and the Violence Against Women, Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence (Wales) Act (2015), 56 more can be done to address key risk factors through other measures, including policy.1 Violence is strongly linked to social determinants such as unemployment; income and gender inequality; limited educational opportunities; and cultural, social and gender norms.1 Any comprehensive violence prevention strategy must recognise the influence of such factors and identify ways to mitigate or protect againsviolence, including the recent «Framework for Managing the Night - Time Economy in Wales», 54 the Well - being of Future Generations (Wales) Act, 55 which provisionally includes a national indicator around «feeling safe in the community», and the Violence Against Women, Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence (Wales) Act (2015), 56 more can be done to address key risk factors through other measures, including policy.1 Violence is strongly linked to social determinants such as unemployment; income and gender inequality; limited educational opportunities; and cultural, social and gender norms.1 Any comprehensive violence prevention strategy must recognise the influence of such factors and identify ways to mitigate or protect againsViolence Against Women, Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence (Wales) Act (2015), 56 more can be done to address key risk factors through other measures, including policy.1 Violence is strongly linked to social determinants such as unemployment; income and gender inequality; limited educational opportunities; and cultural, social and gender norms.1 Any comprehensive violence prevention strategy must recognise the influence of such factors and identify ways to mitigate or protect againstAgainst Women, Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence (Wales) Act (2015), 56 more can be done to address key risk factors through other measures, including policy.1 Violence is strongly linked to social determinants such as unemployment; income and gender inequality; limited educational opportunities; and cultural, social and gender norms.1 Any comprehensive violence prevention strategy must recognise the influence of such factors and identify ways to mitigate or protect againsViolence (Wales) Act (2015), 56 more can be done to address key risk factors through other measures, including policy.1 Violence is strongly linked to social determinants such as unemployment; income and gender inequality; limited educational opportunities; and cultural, social and gender norms.1 Any comprehensive violence prevention strategy must recognise the influence of such factors and identify ways to mitigate or protect againsViolence is strongly linked to social determinants such as unemployment; income and gender inequality; limited educational opportunities; and cultural, social and gender norms.1 Any comprehensive violence prevention strategy must recognise the influence of such factors and identify ways to mitigate or protect againsviolence prevention strategy must recognise the influence of such factors and identify ways to mitigate or protect againstagainst risks.

Generally, domestic violence includes acts against any member of the household, including children or the other parent.

Shared parenting assumes that both parents will be awarded joint custody, unless other factors (proven abuse or domestic violence) weigh against it.

Dineen is a problem in some respects in that she is spot - on when it comes to her analyses of MHP science and related issues, but she decidedly skews her focus toward an antagonism against women's rights - type therapists without similarly critiquing «the other side», and toward an overly heavy - handedly skeptical view of sex abuse and domestic violence accusations, without any indication of a balanced consideration of the many MHP abuses on «the other side».