Sentences with phrase «victims of domestic abuse obtain»

The article discusses the importance of legal advocacy in helping victims of domestic abuse obtain court - issued protection and how legal resources fall below the need.

Appearing in the June 2015 issue of the Connecticut Bar Association's Connecticut Lawyer, the article discusses the importance of legal advocacy in helping victims of domestic abuse obtain court - issued protection and how legal resources fall far below the need.

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CADA will also assist victims of domestic abuse in Jeff Davis Parish to obtain temporary restraining orders against their abuser.

If you have been a victim of domestic violence in the past, and fear for your future safety, you should obtain a «Protection From Abuse Order.»

Sally has provided technical assistance, trainings, and facilitation to groups on local, state, and national levels and has co-authored a number of publications including The U Visa: Obtaining Status for Immigrant Victims of Crime (ILRC), The VAWA Manual: Immigration Relief for Abused Immigrants (ILRC), Immigration Benchbook for Juvenile and Family Court Judges (ILRC), and Application of Protection Remedies for Victims of Domestic Abuse, Human Trafficking, and Crime under U.S. Law to Persons Physically Present in the U.S. Territories (Family Violence Prevention Fund).

Women who are victims of domestic violence are more likely to have trouble obtaining and maintaining quality permanent work, to change jobs frequently, and to earn less money; this lack of security leaves them without the resources to leave their abusers and reinforces the cycle of abuse