Sentences with phrase «with domestic abuse cases»

The Crown Office has specific policies in place that deal with domestic abuse cases and how they should be handled.

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First under former District Attorney Liz Holtzman, then with Joe Hynes, she worked in the Special Victims Unit on some of the most horrific cases including child abuse and domestic violence.

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Due to the severe legal consequences of being charged with domestic abuse, focusing on alternative options, such as anger management or drug and alcohol treatment programs, are necessary strategies in resolving the case.

Cases involving domestic abuse are dealt with differently than many other crimes.

As with most crimes, the penalty upon being convicted of domestic abuse will vary depending on the specific facts of the case.

In addition to domestic abuse in heterosexual relationships, the Firm has also handled a variety of cases dealing with domestic abuse in same - sex relationships.

In addition to the penalties outlined in the Criminal Code, individuals who have been charged with domestic abuse are often also barred from communicating with, or residing with the victim in the case.

Crown prosecutors prosecute domestic abuse cases with «vigor» and identify domestic abuse as a serious social issue.

While Dennis v McDonald [1982] 1 All ER 590 concerned a cohabitants» case where the woman had left the jointly owned family home due to domestic abuse, it was held that man should pay an occupation rent to the woman and the appropriate method of determining the rent payable was to assess a fair rent under the Rent Act 1977 with an offset for improvements that enhanced the capital value of the property.

If you are involved in a protection from abuse (PFA) case, we can help you with restraining order violations and domestic abuse defense.

Lucy is a trainee solicitor in the family department assisting Alison Leivesley and the other members of the team based in the Whitechapel office with public and private law children matters and cases involving domestic abuse.

Having a lawyer with extensive experience defending cases of domestic abuse will be essential to protecting your reputation, your parental rights and your freedom.

I also act for clients in children law matters, including care proceedings, adoption, disputes between parents and cases with domestic abuse issues.

These might include: difficulty identifying the father or any witnesses or documentation to attest to his identity, particularly in historical cases; circumstances in which the mother does not want to identify or have any contact with the father such as sexual assault, incest or domestic abuse; denial of paternity by the father; death of the father and simple lack of knowledge of the father's identity.

The President of the Family Division acknowledged the need to review the Family Court's approach to allegations of domestic abuse in cases where decisions are being made about where children are to live and who they are to spend time with.

Applicants face a # 20 charge to open a new child maintenance case — although victims of domestic violence and abuse or those aged 18 or under are exempt — and parents with care who ask CMS for help to collect maintenance will have 4 % deducted from the payment they receive.

Social Worker — Duties & Responsibilities Successfully serve as a psychiatric social worker and practice manager for multiple institutions Perform crisis intervention, adult, geriatric, child, and adolescent case management and therapy Counsel patients facing depression, substance abuse, bipolar disorder, dementia, and schizophrenia Serve survivors of domestic violence, rape, robbery, child abuse, suicide, and other traumatic events Responsible for 24 hour on call crisis intervention for multiple hospital emergency rooms Complete psychosocial assessments to ensure appropriate patient diagnosis and care Design and implement treatment plans including medication and individual / group / family therapy sessions Attend weekly team meetings to assess patient progress and document in the DAP system Review psychometric and psychological reports and provide feedback to patients and families Provide clients and family members with guidance and referrals to community resources Maintain contact with family members and encouraged their involvement in patient treatment Performed discharge planning including nursing home placement, home health, medication needs, transportation and Passport screening, extended in - patient and out - patient mental health services Serve as public speaker, referral development committee member, and marketing / financial advisor

In the event your co-parent has problems with substance abuse or domestic violence, you may be able to restrict parenting time or have it monitored, but you should speak with a Family Law Coach or qualified attorney in that case.

Except in cases of domestic violence, substance abuse or inappropriate behavior or activities, contact and visits with extended family members should be encouraged.

In cases involving abuse and domestic violence, sole custody may provide the parent with substantially more safety than she would receive if she had to regularly interact with the other parent.

The court may order visitation in the presence of trained professionals associated with a state agency, such as family services, in cases where the parent has a history of child, domestic or substance abuse.

My areas of expertise include play therapy, expressive arts therapy, domestic violence, sexual abuse, anger management, grief, ADHD, self - harm, LGBTQ populations, dealing with divorce issues and on a case by case situations court advocacy and testimony.

For this reason, it may be the most stable plan in cases with allegations of domestic violence, child abuse or child alienation.

Rather than requesting a rigid 50 - 50, it may be appropriate in some domestic violence cases and alienation cases to request substantial time with each parent in a parallel plan (which could be 70 - 30 or 60 - 40), so long as the children are protected from risk of ongoing abuse.

A: In some cases where there are concerns about child abuse or domestic violence, it is best for the children to have their time with a parent supervised by a third party.