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Foreclosures, and Eviction Protections for Domestic Violence Victims in South Carolina
Recently updated on April 18th, 2025 at 11:25 pmIn South Carolina, domestic violence victims have specific protections concerning housing stability, including safeguards against eviction and foreclosure. Eviction Protections: Violence Against Women Act (VAWA): VAWA provides federal protections for victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking who are residing in federally assisted housing.…
Read MoreHow do I Get a Domestic Violence Restraining Order in Colorado?
Recently updated on April 18th, 2025 at 10:56 pmOverview A Domestic Violence Restraining Order is a legal measure designed to protect individuals who have experienced abuse or threats of abuse from a family or household member. It serves as a crucial tool in safeguarding victims of domestic violence and ensuring their safety and well-being. To…
Read MoreWhat is Coercive Control in Domestic Violence in Washington
Recently updated on April 18th, 2025 at 11:23 pm“Coercive control is a form of domestic violence” often overlooked and misunderstood. This pattern of behavior involves using manipulation, intimidation, and control to dominate a domestic partner or family member. While it may not always involve physical violence, coercive control can be just as damaging to a…
Read MoreLaws against harassment from your ex-es current girlfriend or boyfriend in Texas
Recently updated on April 18th, 2025 at 11:16 pmFamily Violence Protective Orders (FVPO) in Texas are filed for situations involving physical harm, threats, stalking, surveillance, blackmailing, sexual assault when the abuser is a current of former romantic partner, relative or household member. Protective orders are governed by the Texas state law (as opposed to US…
Read MoreRestraining Order Case Dismissed due to Missed Hearing
Recently updated on April 18th, 2025 at 10:49 pmIf you miss your court hearing for a temporary restraining order (TRO) in California, several things can happen depending on whether you’re the petitioner (the person who requested the TRO) or the respondent (the person the TRO is against). If You Are the Petitioner: The judge may…
Read MoreForeclosures, Evictions for Domestic Violence in Ohio
Recently updated on April 18th, 2025 at 11:35 pm How do foreclosures and evictions work? If you, the borrower, who has a mortgage or loan on a piece of property where you live, fail to pay the mortgage loan for a period of months, the bank to whom you owe money, can foreclose on your…
Read MoreOnline Order of Protection
Recently updated on April 18th, 2025 at 11:27 pmIn order to get a Order of Protection in the New York state, the proof needed is to establish that a current or former lover or dating partner or close relative, more likely than not, abused you as per the definition in Family Court Act (FCA) §…
Read MoreWhat are the additional steps if I request firearms to be taken away
Recently updated on April 18th, 2025 at 11:10 pmIf the court entered an Order to Surrender and Prohibit Weapons at the full hearing then the respondent will likely be ordered to appear for a compliance review hearing. You do not need to appear at the compliance review hearing but have the right to do so,…
Read MoreHow do I Get a Domestic Violence Protection Order in North Dakota?
Recently updated on April 18th, 2025 at 10:52 pmOverview A Domestic Violence Protective Order (DVPO) is a legal document issued by a court to protect individuals from domestic violence. It’s available to someone who has been abused or fears abuse from a current or former spouse, intimate partner, or household member. The order can include…
Read MoreHow do I file and get a restraining order online in California
Recently updated on April 18th, 2025 at 11:32 pm Yes in California you can file for a restraining order online. Restraining Orders are filed to stop domestic violence, harassment, senior-abuse, and for temporary banning firearms from an unstable person. Restraining orders restrict and serve a final warning to the abuser, as breaking it would be…
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