CAN I CO-PARENT IF THERE HAS BEEN DOMESTIC VIOLENCE?

Research shows that children thrive when both parents are positively involved in their lives. As a result, judges now tend to require divorcing or separating parents to work together to jointly make major decisions on behalf of their children and require children to spend equal or near equal time with both parents. If you have

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FINANCES IN AN ABUSIVE RELATIONSHIP

The National Domestic Violence Hotline defines domestic violence as a pattern of behaviors used by one partner to maintain power and control over another partner in an intimate relationship. An abuser commits domestic violence to prevent their partner from taking control of their own life and decisions in order to force their partner to behave

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TYPES OF PROTECTIVE ORDERS

There are two main types of protective orders that frequently coincide with family law cases: Orders of Protection and Injunctions Against Harassment. Both protective orders are intended to provide the plaintiff with a way to keep the defendant from contacting or coming near the plaintiff, and his or her family. Whether the order is an

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Domestic Violence and Legal Decision-Making

Just as an Order of Protection can have implications regarding possession of firearms, so too can this Order have an immediate effect on parenting time and legal decision-making. When granting an Order of Protection, the judge (not necessarily a family court judge) can list the child as a protected party which will prohibit the Defendant from

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Brady Indicators and the Prohibition on Possession of Firearms Following an Order of Protection Hearing

If you are an avid gun collector or hunter, you need to be especially careful how you handle the situation if you are served with an Order of Protection. If you request a hearing on the Order of Protection and lose, you will be a prohibited possessor of firearms under the federal “Brady Bill” for

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Saving Your Marriage When Domestic Violence is Involved

The marriage cannot be saved, of course, unless both the Husband and the Wife want to do it. And – that will require a big change if one of you brought domestic violence to the divorce table. If there are children, a decision to try to save the marriage, i.e., your family, requires both parents

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