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Family Offense & Order of Protection: Articles
2011 Domestic Violence Legislative Update :
Current through September 28, 2011. Described herein are new domestic violence specific laws, as well as the bills which successfully navigated both houses of the state legislature and are awaiting further action.
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2011 Domestic Violence Legislative Update :
Described below are the new domestic violence-specific laws, as well as the bills which successfully navigated both houses of the Legislature and are awaiting further action. This update is current through July 20, 2011. The Empire Justice website posts legislative updates throughout the summer as needed.
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2010 Domestic Violence Legislative Update :
The following is a summary of this session’s domestic violence related bills that passed both houses of the New York State Legislature or were recently signed into law by Governor Paterson.
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"Fair Access" to Civil Orders of Protection :
To victims of intimate partner violence, civil orders of protection represent one of the most sought after and useful legal remedies available to help provide protection from abuse.
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2009 Domestic Violence Law Legislative Update :
Despite the well-publicized legislative challenges of last summer, a great many bills addressing domestic violence and other issues of interest or concern to families were, ultimately, enacted.
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New Law Provides Temporary Automatic Orders Protecting Unpublished Name Change Applicants :
For 15 years, Civil Rights Law §64-a has provided victims of domestic violence, stalking, and other crimes the ability to forego mandatory publication of their intent to change their names and allows for sealing of their name change-related court records where their personal safety would be placed at risk due to release of this information.
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Criminal Mischief Becomes a New Family Offense :
New York’s Response to Criminal Mischief in the Domestic Violence Context
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2007 Domestic Violence Legislative Update :
Summaries of the domestic violence-related laws passed in 2007 in New York
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New Law Provides Assigned Counsel in Certain Supreme Court Proceedings :
Certain litigants are entitled to assigned counsel in a myriad of Family Court proceedings including, but not limited to, family offense, custody and visitation, paternity establishment, child welfare, and contempt matters.
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Mandatory Arrest when DV is Present :
An outline of mandatory arrest under CPL 140.10
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