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October 2024
On our Alaska Child Support page, we added the question Can I get child support?
On our Ohio Divorce page, we updated the links in Where can I find additional information about divorce in Ohio? for the court forms for divorce with and without children.
In our Wisconsin Lawyer Referral Services page, we updated the description for the “State Bar of Wisconsin - Modest Means Lawyer Referral Service & Information Service” to add that they charge a $30 fee to use the lawyer referral service, in addition to the consultation fee for the lawyer.
In our Texas Places that Help section, we translated into Spanish one resource on our Local Programs page, one on our Legal Assistance page, and one on our Courthouse Locations page.
We translated into Spanish one resource on our Tennessee Local Programs page.
In our Pennsylvania Places that Help section, we translated into Spanish four resources on our Local Programs page and one resource on our Legal Assistance page.
In our Ohio Places that Help section, we translated into Spanish three resources on our Local Programs page and one resource on our Legal Assistance page.
In our New York Places that Help section, we translated into Spanish one resource on our Local Programs page and eight resources on our Legal Assistance page.
We translated into Spanish 10 resources on our Minnesota Legal Assistance page.
In our Michigan Places that Help section, we translated into Spanish one resource on our Local Programs page and two resources on our Legal Assistance page.
In our Massachusetts Places that Help section, we translated into Spanish one resource on our Local Programs page and three on our Courthouse Locations page.
We translated into Spanish one resource on our Maryland Legal Assistance page.
We translated into Spanish one resource on our Maine Courthouse Locations page.
We translated into Spanish one resource on our Illinois Courthouse Locations page.
We translated into Spanish five resources on our Idaho Courthouse Locations page.
We translated into Spanish one resource on our Florida Local Programs page.
We translated into Spanish one resource on our Colorado Courthouse Locations page.
We translated into Spanish one resource on our California Courthouse Locations page.
We translated into Spanish one resource on our Arkansas Legal Assistance page.
September 2024
On our About Abuse – Abuse Using Technology page, we completely rewrote the following sections:
- Abuse Involving Connected Devices
- Abuse Involving Texts, Photos, and Videos (non-consensual dissemination of intimate image/”revenge porn”)
- Cyberstalking and Online Harassment
We created six questions and revised 22 questions to provide survivors with the most updated knowledge about different ways technology could be misused by abusers. All changes made in English. Spanish coming soon.
We added three statutes relating to custody and housing to our Selected New Jersey Statutes page.
Based on 2024 legislative changes, for Utah we:
- Revised What is the legal definition of domestic violence and abuse in Utah? on our Restraining Orders page and added seven related statutes to our Selected Utah Statutes page.
- Revised If the abuser’s gun is taken away, what will happen to it? on our State Gun Laws page.
Changes made in English; Spanish coming soon.
In our West Virginia Places that Help section, we translated into Spanish 54 resources on our Local Programs page and 30 resources on our Courthouse Locations page.
In our South Dakota Places that Help section, we translated into Spanish one resource on our Local Programs page and one resource on our Lawyer Referral Services page.
In our Montana Places that Help section, we translated into Spanish 20 Local Programs resources, one Statewide Programs resource, three Legal Assistance resources, and one Lawyer Referral Services resource.
In our New Hampshire Places that Help section, we translated into Spanish one resource on the Statewide Programs page, six resources on the Legal Assistance page, one resource on the Lawyer Referral Services page, and 30 resources on the Courthouse Locations page.
In our Wyoming Places that Help section, we translated into Spanish one resource on our Statewide Programs page, nine resources on our Legal Assistance page, and one resource on our Lawyer Referral Service page.
We translated into Spanish one resource on our Delaware Legal Assistance page.
In our Mississippi Places that Help section, we translated into Spanish 11 resources on our Local Programs page, one resource on our Lawyer Referral Services page, and one resource on our Courthouse Locations page.
In our Kentucky Places that Help section, we translated into Spanish 17 resources on the Legal Assistance page, one resource on the Lawyer Referral Services page, and two resources on the Courthouse Locations page.
We translated into Spanish 40 resources on our Iowa Courthouse Locations page.
We translated into Spanish our Nebraska Child Support and Housing Laws pages. Now the Spanish translation of the Nebraska Legal Information section is complete! That makes Nebraska the 37th state to be completely translated into Spanish on our website!
We created a new Nebraska Housing Laws page with six new questions regarding protections for victims of domestic violence. We also added five related statutes on our Selected Nebraska Statutes page.
We revised five questions on our Utah Divorce page, based on 2024 legislative changes. Spanish coming soon.
- What are the residency requirements to file for divorce in Utah?
- What are the grounds for divorce in Utah?
- Can I get alimony?
- Will a judge consider who is at fault for the marriage ending when making a decision about alimony?
- Can a judge change or end my alimony order?
We also added 13 related statutes to our Selected Utah Statutes page.
We added a new question, What are words and abbreviations I might hear in a Texas custody case?, to our Texas Custody section. Added in English; Spanish coming soon!
On our Minnesota Custody page, we revised two questions based on 2024 legislative changes affecting the way some factors, like a parent’s gender, can be used to determine custody:
- How will a judge make a decision about custody?
- Can the non-custodial parent have access to the child’s medical, health, and school records?
We also added the new custody question If I or my child has a disability, will that affect the judge’s decision? based on 2024 legislative changes about how a parent’s disability can be considered in the custody process.
We updated our Minnesota Suing an Abuser for Money page based on 2024 legislative changes that increased the amount of damages in small claims court to $20,000.
On our Minnesota Divorce page, we revised three questions based on 2024 legislative changes for what is taken into account to determine an alimony award:
We also added the following new questions based on these same legislative changes and to improve clarity for our users:
- If the judge orders alimony, how long will it last?
- Will I continue to receive alimony if I remarry?
On our Minnesota Restraining Orders page, we revised the following questions based on 2024 legislative changes about how restraining order papers are served:
- What types of orders for protection are available? How long do they last?
- Step 2: A judge will review your petition and may grant an ex parte order.
- Step 3: Service of process
- How can my order be changed, extended, or vacated?
- Do I need to tell the court in Minnesota if I move?
- What happens if the abuser violates the order?
We also revised How much does it cost to file for a harassment restraining order? based on 2024 legislative changes for what crimes mean that there is no fee to file for this type of order.
Finally, we added one statute related to custody to our Selected Minnesota Statutes page.
In our California Custody section, we translated into Spanish three questions:
On our Florida Custody page, we translated into Spanish recent revisions to What is a parenting plan?
On our Florida Restraining Orders page, we translated into Spanish recent revisions to What protections can I get in an injunction for protection against domestic violence?
In our Washington, D.C. Extreme Risk Protection Orders section, we translated into Spanish recent revisions to three questions:
- What types of orders are there? How long do they last?
- Who can file for an extreme risk protection order?
- Can I renew an extreme risk protection order?
On our Washington, D.C. Gun Laws page, we translated into Spanish recent revisions to two questions:
We translated into Spanish recent updates to our New York Suing an Abuser for Money page.
On our Alabama State Gun Laws page, we translated into Spanish recent revisions to I have a protection from abuse (PFA) order against the abuser. Can s/he have a gun?
In our Georgia Dating Violence Protective Orders section, we translated into Spanish the new question What can I do if the abuser violates the order?
In our Georgia Stalking Protective Orders section, we translated into Spanish recent revisions to What types of stalking protective orders are there and how long do they last?
In our Georgia Child Support section, we translated into Spanish recent revisions to two questions:
We translated into Spanish the following legal information sections for Nebraska:
We translated into Spanish our Nebraska Harassment Protection Orders page.
In our U.S. Virgin Islands Places that Help section, we updated three Local Programs resources, two Legal Assistance resources, and one Lawyer Referral Services resource. All updates made in English and Spanish.
On our New York Divorce page we revised the question What are the grounds for divorce?, based on 2024 legislative changes. Spanish coming soon.
We restructured the Crimes page for Kentucky by creating a chart that lists the crime names on one side and the statute numbers on the order side. Now, users can sort crimes alphabetically, making it easier to find crimes by name, or they can sort them according to how they appear in the statutes.
We restructured the Crimes page for Illinois by creating a chart that lists the crime names on one side and the statute numbers on the order side. Now, users can sort crimes alphabetically, making it easier to find crimes by name, or they can sort them according to how they appear in the statutes. Changes made in English and Spanish.
We restructured the Crimes page for Iowa by creating a chart that lists the crime names on one side and the statute numbers on the order side. Now, users can sort crimes alphabetically, making it easier to find crimes by name, or they can sort them according to how they appear in the statutes.
We added a resource, the State Bar of Michigan Modest Means Program, to our Michigan Lawyer Referral Services page in English and Spanish.
On our general Parental Kidnapping page we created the question If I get temporary emergency custody in a state where I have just arrived, how long will the custody order last? Spanish coming soon.
We also revised three questions to improve readability for our users, in English and Spanish.
On our Tennessee Restraining Orders page, we translated into Spanish recent updates to What types of protection orders are there? How long do they last?
On our Tennessee Custody page, we translated into Spanish recent updates to two questions:
We translated into Spanish recent revisions to the following six questions on our Connecticut State Gun Laws page:
- I am a victim of domestic violence and the abuser has a gun. Is that illegal?
- I have a temporary restraining order against the abuser. Is it illegal for the abuser to have a gun?
- I have a final restraining order against the abuser. Is it illegal for him/her to have a firearm?
- If the abuser was convicted of a crime, is it illegal to have a gun?
- If the abuser’s gun is taken away, what will happen to it?
- I do not have a protection order and the abuser has not been convicted of a crime. Are there any other reasons why it’d be illegal for the abuser to have a gun in Connecticut?
On our Virginia Restraining Orders page, we translated into Spanish recent updates to the following questions:
- How much does it cost to get a protective order? Do I need a lawyer?
- What happens if the abuser violates the order? in the section Protective Orders (for Family Abuse)
- What happens if the abuser violates the order? in the section Protective Orders (for an Act of Violence, Force, or Threat) section
On our Virginia Custody page, we translated into Spanish recent updates to the question If a custody order is already in place, how can I get it changed?
We translated into Spanish recent revisions to the following questions on our Oklahoma Restraining Orders page:
We translated into Spanish the following in our Washington Stalking Protection Orders section:
- Newly added questions:
- Recent revisions to the following questions:
We translated into Spanish the newly added question When a child is born to unmarried parents, who has custody? in our Arkansas Custody section. We also translated into Spanish recent revisions to two questions in our Arkansas Parental Kidnapping section, Can I get temporary custody in an order of protection if I am worried the abuser might kidnap the child? and How can I keep the other parent from taking my children out of the country?
In our Maryland Parental Kidnapping section we translated into Spanish:
- Recent revisions to What can the court do if the other parent denies or interferes with my visitation or custody rights? and If I think that the other parent may kidnap my child, is there anything I can do?
- The new question If I just fled to Maryland with my child, can I get temporary emergency custody?
We translated into Spanish recent revisions to eight questions on our general Parental Kidnapping page.
We translated into Spanish recent revisions to 11 questions on our Asylum page.
We translated into Spanish recent revisions to 19 questions on our VAWA for Abuse Victims page.
We translated into Spanish the recent revisions to the question If there is no legal decision-making and parenting time order, is it against the law for me to take my kids away from the other parent? in our Arizona Parental Kidnapping section.
We translated into Spanish the recent revisions to two questions in our California Parental Kidnapping section:
We translated into Spanish the recent revisions to the four questions in our Kansas Parental Kidnapping section:
We translated into Spanish the recent revisions to two question in our New York Parental Kidnapping section:
We translated into Spanish the recent revisions to the question What protections can I get in a protection order? in our New Mexico Restraining Orders section.
We translated into Spanish recent changes to five questions in our Refugee Status section:
We translated into Spanish our Oregon Restraining Orders page.
We translated into Spanish our Louisiana Custody page.
We translated into Spanish the following legal information sections for Idaho:
We also translated into Spanish the Selected Idaho Statutes page introduction to let users know that we do not have access to a Spanish version. Now the Spanish translation of the Idaho Legal Information section is complete! That makes Idaho the 36th state to be completely translated into Spanish on our website!
In our Idaho Places that Help section, we translated into Spanish nine resources on our Legal Assistance page, one resource on our Lawyer Referral Services page, 41 resources on our Local Programs page, and three resources on our Statewide Programs page.
In our Idaho Places that Help section we:
- Updated eight resources and added one resource to our Legal Assistance page.
- Updated 34 and added seven resources to our Local Programs page.
We revised our Nebraska Suing an Abuser for Money page to reflect the following:
- the limit for small claims court increased to $6,000 and will further increase to $7,500 on 7/1/25, based on 2024 legislative changes; and
- lawyers are not allowed to represent people in small claims court.
We also added two related statutes to our Selected Nebraska Statutes page.
In our California Custody section, we created the following three new questions (Spanish coming soon):
We also added four related statutes to our Selected California Statutes page.
We restructured the Crimes page for Idaho by creating a chart that lists the crime names on one side and the statute numbers on the order side. Now, users can sort crimes alphabetically, making it easier to find crimes by name, or they can sort them according to how they appear in the statutes.
We added three locations of the Korean Community Service Center of Greater Washington to our Maryland Local Programs page in English and Spanish.
We added two locations of the Korean Community Service Center of Greater Washington to our Virginia Local Programs page in English and Spanish.
We added a resource, CABA Pro Bono Legal Services, to our Florida Legal Assistance page in English and Spanish.
On our New York Lawyer Referral Services page we added the Legal Referral and Information Service of the Asian American Bar Association of New York, in English and Spanish.
On our California Lawyer Referral Services page we added the Lawyer Referral & Information Service of the Mexican American Bar Association of Los Angeles County, in English and Spanish.
We added a resource, Asian Americans Advancing Justice, to our Georgia Legal Assistance page in English and Spanish.
We added five new resources to our California Legal Assistance page in English and Spanish.
We added a resource, the Hispanic National Bar Association’s National Lawyer Referral Service, to our National Organizations - Lawyer Referral/Legal Information page in English and Spanish.
We added a resource, the Domestic Violence Representation Project, to our New Jersey Legal Assistance page in English and Spanish.
We restructured the Crimes page for Connecticut by creating a chart that lists the crime names on one side and the statute numbers on the order side. Now, users can sort crimes alphabetically, making it easier to find crimes by name, or they can sort them according to how they appear in the statutes. Changes made in English and Spanish.
In our Colorado Advocates and Shelters section we:
- Updated 37 resources and added seven new resources on our Local Programs page.
- Updated three resources and added one new resource on our Statewide Programs page.
- Updated four resources and added one new resource on our Denver Metro Area Programs page.
All changes made in English and Spanish.
Based on 2024 legislative changes, we did the following in English; Spanish coming soon:
- Revised What protections can I get in an injunction for protection against domestic violence? in our Florida Restraining Orders section to add that the judge can order the exchange of the child to be at a supervised visitation program or in the parking lot at the sheriff’s office that has video surveillance, known as a “neutral safe exchange location;” and
- Revised What is a parenting plan? in our Florida Custody section to explain why a judge could order the exchange of the child to be at a supervised visitation program or in the parking lot at the sheriff’s office that has video surveillance, known as a “neutral safe exchange location,” as part of a parenting plan.
We also added a related statute to our Selected Florida Statutes page.
We created a new West Virginia Child Support section including nine new questions that provide information about the state child support laws. We also added 11 related statutes to our Selected West Virginia Statutes page.
We restructured the Crimes page for Colorado by creating a chart that lists the crime names on one side and the statute numbers on the order side. Now, users can sort crimes alphabetically, making it easier to find crimes by name, or they can sort them according to how they appear in the statutes. Changes made in English and Spanish.
August 2024
We updated the contact information for two resources on our Wisconsin Local Programs page.
Based on 2024 legislative changes, we did the following:
- In our D.C. Extreme Risk Protection Order section:
- Revised Who can file for an extreme risk protection order? to add that a petitioner can include:
- someone with whom the respondent sought to have an intimate, dating, or sexual relationship; and
- any sworn member of a law enforcement agency operating in the District of Columbia.
- Revised What types of orders are there? How long do they last? to add that service of the petition does not have to be made by a police officer; and that an ex parte order can be extended for longer than 14 days if all parties agree.
- Revised Can I renew an extreme risk protection order? to add that the court’s notification that the order will be expiring must be in writing.
- Revised Who can file for an extreme risk protection order? to add that a petitioner can include:
- In our D.C. Gun Laws section:
- Revised I am a victim of domestic violence and the abuser has a gun. Is that legal? and If the abuser has been convicted of a crime, can s/he keep or buy a gun? to add that a conviction for stalking or attempted stalking disqualify someone from having a firearm.
Spanish coming soon.
We restructured the Crimes page for California by creating a chart that lists the crime names on one side and the statute numbers on the order side. Now, users can sort crimes alphabetically, making it easier to find crimes by name, or they can sort them according to how they appear in the statutes. Changes made in English and Spanish.
We translated recent changes in our Texas Restraining Orders, Child Support, and Custody sections into Spanish. These changes were based on 2023 legislative changes.
Based on 2024 legislative changes, We revised our New York Suing an Abuser for Money page to include the fact that the right to sue based on dissemination of an intimate image now includes an image created or altered by digitization. Spanish coming soon.
We created a new Indiana Housing Laws page, including the following seven new questions that provide information about housing-related protections for victims. Spanish coming soon.
- Who is protected by these housing laws?
- What protections do these housing laws offer victims?
- What documents or proof do I need to give to my landlord to get out of my lease if I am a victim?
- Once I notify my landlord that I want to end my lease, do I still have to pay rent?
- What happens to my security deposit?
- If I end my lease, what will happen with my roommate or family members who live with me?
- When can I ask my landlord to change my locks?
We also added nine related statutes to our Selected Indiana Statutes page.
In our Alabama Gun Laws section, we revised I have a protection from abuse (PFA) order against the abuser. Can s/he have a gun? to define what a “valid protection order” means as it relates to illegal firearm possession. Spanish coming soon.
We updated 20 resources and added one new resource on our Oklahoma Legal Assistance page in English and Spanish.
We translated into Spanish the following Quick Guides:
- Remote Hearings
- Criminal Process
- Immigration Options for Victims of Abuse
We translated into Spanish two new questions in our Nebraska Restraining Orders section:
We created two new questions related to moving with a restraining order in our Nebraska Restraining Orders section:
We translated into Spanish recent changes made in the following Maryland pages:
- Revisions to the question What are the grounds for divorce in Maryland? in our Divorce section.
- In our Custody section:
- Revisions to the question Do I have to notify the court if I want to move (relocate) with my child?
- Translated the two new questions If I fear the other parent may abduct my child, what can I do? and If the judge agrees that there is a risk my child will be abducted, what will the judge do?
We translated into Spanish changes made in the following Maine pages:
- Revisions on the Suing an Abuser for Money page.
- On the Custody page:
- On the Protection From Abuse Orders page, revisions to the question What is the legal definition of abuse in Maine?
We translated into Spanish the recent revisions to the question What is the legal definition of stalking? In our Utah Restraining Orders section.
We added information about the Humane Society and their list of financial assistance resources for pet owners to our Pet Safety national organizations. Changes made in English and Spanish.
To prepare our Idaho Child Support, Divorce, and Suing an Abuser for Money sections to be translated into Spanish, we revised much of the content to be more “plain language,” to increase the readability and usefulness of these sections.
Based on 2024 legislative changes, we added the newly-passed crime called ”disclosing explicit synthetic media” to our Idaho Crimes page and Selected Idaho Statutes page.
We restructured the Crimes page for Georgia by creating a chart that lists the crime names on one side and the statute numbers on the order side. Now, users can sort crimes alphabetically, making it easier to find crimes by name, or they can sort them according to how they appear in the statutes. Changes made in English and Spanish.
We added three statutes related to housing laws and custody to our Selected New Jersey Statutes page.
In our South Dakota Protection Order Against Stalking, Physical Injury, or a Crime of Violence section, we added the following new questions based on 2024 legislative changes:
- What types of protection orders against stalking, physical injury, or a crime of violence are available? How long do they last?
- In which county can I file for a protection order against stalking, physical injury, or a crime of violence?
- What are the steps to file for a protection order against stalking, physical injury, or a crime of violence?
- What should I do when I leave the courthouse?
- What can I do if the abuser violates the order?
- Can a protection order be changed?
We also updated the following questions in the same section:
- What is a protection order against stalking, physical injury, or a crime of violence?
- What protections can I get in a protection order against stalking, physical injury, or a crime of violence?
In our South Dakota Protection Orders due to Domestic Violence section, we updated the following questions to based on the same changes made to the same questions in the prior section:
- What types of protection orders against domestic abuse are available? How long do they last?
- What should I do when I leave the courthouse?
- What can I do if the abuser violates the order?
On our South Dakota Divorce page, we removed the link to the State Bar of South Dakota in Where can I find additional information about divorce? because the website no longer provides relevant divorce information.
We also added four new statutes related to stalking protection orders to our Selected South Dakota Statutes page.
We restructured the Crimes page for Arizona by creating a chart that lists the crime names on one side and the statute numbers on the order side. Now, users can sort crimes alphabetically, making it easier to find crimes by name, or they can sort them according to how they appear in the statutes. Changes made in English and Spanish.
To prepare our Idaho State Gun Laws section to be translated into Spanish, we revised 13 questions for clarity and accuracy and added four new questions.
On our Safety Planning page we re-worked the titles and the order of the sub-sections to make it easier to navigate the topics.
We revised the following six questions on our Connecticut State Gun Laws page to make the language clearer and easier to understand. Spanish coming soon!
- I am a victim of domestic violence and the abuser has a gun. Is that illegal?
- I have a temporary restraining order against the abuser. Is it illegal for the abuser to have a gun?
- I have a final restraining order against the abuser. Is it illegal for him/her to have a firearm?
- If the abuser was convicted of a crime, is it illegal to have a gun?
- If the abuser’s gun is taken away, what will happen to it?
- I do not have a protection order and the abuser has not been convicted of a crime. Are there any other reasons why it’d be illegal for the abuser to have a gun in Connecticut?
On our Kentucky Restraining Orders page, we updated What protections can I get in an emergency protective order and a domestic violence order? based on 2024 legislative changes that clarified that restrictions on the parties allowing them to be near each other in public under certain circumstances must be understood to be restrictions only on the respondent, not on the petitioner.
On our Kentucky Crimes page we removed the crime “Criminal Mischief in the 3rd Degree” because it has been repealed.
We restructured the Crimes page for Arkansas by creating a chart that lists the crime names on one side and the statute numbers on the order side. Now, users can sort crimes alphabetically, making it easier to find crimes by name, or they can sort them according to how they appear in the statutes. Changes made in English and Spanish.
In our Georgia Dating Violence Protective Orders section, we added the question What can I do if the abuser violates the order? based on 2024 legislative changes adding dating orders to the statute about how violations are handled.
In our Georgia Stalking Protective Orders section, we updated What types of stalking protective orders are there and how long do they last? based on 2024 legislative changes clarifying when a judge may issue mutual orders.
On our Georgia Child Support page, we updated:
- How much child support will I get? based on 2024 legislative changes that re-numbered the statute section; and
- How long does child support last? based on 2024 legislative changes that created guidelines for how support can be ordered for a dependent adult child.
All of the above changes made in English; Spanish coming soon!
On our Georgia Crimes page, we did the following in English and Spanish:
- fixed the name of “aggravated assault” to make it clearer that it is a separate crime from simple assault; and
- added “aggravated battery” and “unlawful squatting” to the list of crimes.
We also added three related statutes to our Selected Georgia Statutes page.
We translated into Spanish our Louisiana Restraining Orders page.
With the help of ASISTA, we revised 29 questions and added five new questions on our T Visa for Trafficking Victims page. Spanish coming soon!
We translated into Spanish our recent changes to the Florida Crimes page.
We translated into Spanish our recent revision of three questions in our Oklahoma Parental Kidnapping section.
We translated into Spanish the recently revised question If I think that the other parent may kidnap my child, is there anything I can do? in our Nevada Parental Kidnapping section.
We created the following four new questions on our Wyoming Parental Kidnapping page with information on the state’s newly enacted abduction prevention orders. We also added four related statutes to our Selected Wyoming Statutes page.
We created a new Vermont Housing Laws section that includes the following 10 new questions explaining housing-related protections for victims of abuse, sexual assault, and stalking. We also added five related statutes to our Selected Vermont Statutes page.
- Is there a law that protects me if I need to break my lease?
- What is a “protected tenant”?
- What documentation do I need to show my landlord to end my lease?
- Can my landlord tell others about my situation?
- Can I ask my landlord to change the locks?
- If my landlord does not change the locks, can I do it?
- Can I install security cameras or other security measures?
- Can a landlord refuse to rent me an apartment because I am a victim of abuse?
- Can a landlord change the conditions or terms of my rental unit because I am a victim?
- I am worried that my status as a victim will be used against me. Is that legal?
We translated into Spanish the recent changes to 23 questions on our U Visa for Crime Victims page.
On our Vermont Restraining Orders page, we revised What is the legal definition of domestic abuse in Vermont? and What is a sexual assault or stalking protective order? based on 2024 legislative changes adding coercive controlling behavior to the definition of abuse.
On our Vermont Custody page, we revised Can a parent who committed abuse get parental rights and responsibilities (custody) or parent-child contact (visitation)? based on those same 2024 legislative changes.
We also added one related statute to our Selected Vermont Statutes page.
On our Iowa Restraining Orders page, we updated What is the legal definition of domestic abuse in Iowa? based on 2024 legislative changes that added pointing a laser at an aircraft to the definition of assault.
On our Iowa Crimes page, we added the newly created crime “assault committed by a person against whom a protective order is issued.” We also added one related statute to our Selected Iowa Statutes page.
On our Washington Crimes page, we added the crime of harassment in English and Spanish. We also added two related statutes to our Selected Washington Statutes page.
We updated 27 resources and added 28 new resources to our Oklahoma Local Programs page in English and Spanish.
We translated into Spanish our recently revised question What can I do if the other parent takes or threatens to take my child out of Pennsylvania without my permission? in our Pennsylvania Parental Kidnapping section.
July 2024
We updated the contact information for a resource on our Washington Local Programs page.
We updated the contact information for a resource on our Texas Local Programs page.
We updated the contact information for a resource on our Ohio Local Programs page.
We updated the contact information for a resource on our Missouri Local Programs page.
We updated the contact information for a resource on our Maine Local Programs page.
We updated the contact information for a resource on our Maryland Local Programs page.
We updated the contact information for a resource on our Indiana Local Programs page.
On our Abuse in Tribal Communities page we:
- Updated the link to the Cherokee Family Violence Center in How long is a protection order in effect?
- Updated the link to the National Congress of American Indians in If the abuser is a non-Indian, can a tribal court enforce a protection order?
On our About Abuse Helping Others – Advocates page we updated the links to two resources: the National Center for Domestic Violence’s publications page and its power and control wheels page.
We updated the link to the Alaska Court System’s family law self-help videos on our Alaska Divorce page.
We restructured the Crimes page for South Dakota by creating a chart that lists the crime names on one side and the statute numbers on the order side. Now, users can sort crimes alphabetically, making it easier to find crimes by name, or they can sort them according to how they appear in the statutes.
We restructured the Crimes page for Rhode Island by creating a chart that lists the crime names on one side and the statute numbers on the order side. Now, users can sort crimes alphabetically, making it easier to find crimes by name, or they can sort them according to how they appear in the statutes.
We restructured the Crimes page for Alaska by creating a chart that lists the crime names on one side and the statute numbers on the order side. Now, users can sort crimes alphabetically, making it easier to find crimes by name, or they can sort them according to how they appear in the statutes.
We restructured the Crimes page for Alabama by creating a chart that lists the crime names on one side and the statute numbers on the order side. Now, users can sort crimes alphabetically, making it easier to find crimes by name, or they can sort them according to how they appear in the statutes. Changes made in English and Spanish.
We translated into Spanish changes made in the following Connecticut pages:
- On the State Gun Laws page, the questions:
- I am a victim of domestic violence and the abuser has a gun. Is that legal?
- I do not have a restraining order against the abuser and s/he has not been convicted of a crime. Can s/he have a gun?
- On the Crimes page, we translated six (6) new crimes.
- Small changes on the Suing an Abuser for Money page.
In our Florida Crimes page, we added information about Florida’s law that allows victims of domestic violence, sexual battery, and human trafficking to apply for relocation assistance and victims of online sexual exploitation or child pornography to apply for money to pay for counseling and other mental health services to treat psychological injury or trauma. Spanish coming soon. We also added four related statutes to our Selected Florida Statutes page.
In our Florida Custody section, we translated into Spanish the question Can a parent who committed violence get custody (parental responsibility) or visitation (time-sharing)?
On our Kansas Divorce page, we translated into Spanish the question called What types of issues can the judge address while the divorce is pending?
In Indiana, we translated into Spanish the changes to the question What protections can I get in an order for protection?
We completely rewrote the Abuse Among People Living with HIV/AIDS page in our About Abuse - Abuse in Specific Communities section. We created three new questions and revised five questions in order to provide survivors with updated information about intimate partner violence and HIV. All changes made in English; Spanish coming soon.
We translated into Spanish the following Alabama pages:
We also translated into Spanish the Selected Alabama Statutes page introduction to let users know that we do not have access to a Spanish version. Now the Spanish translation of the Alabama Legal Information section is complete! That makes Alabama the 35th state to be completely translated into Spanish on our website!
