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Category: Domestic Violence

Abuser Ordered to Pay Damages to Domestic Violence Victim

Domestic Violence

Can Victims Request Damages in Domestic Violence Cases? A Recent Michigan Court Decision Says Yes Julia and Craig Hamlin dated for three weeks, married, and after seven months’ of marriage, Julia filed for divorce from Craig after he pulled her around by her hair, punched and kicked, her, banged her […]

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How Domestic Violence Victims Sometimes Lose Child Custody

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  Today, October 10, is Mental Health Awareness Day.  October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month.   These two subjects often intersect; sometimes with disastrous results. Let’s explore. In a domestic abuse situation, the physical abuse is frequently accompanied by emotional abuse.  To prevent the victim from reporting the abuse, the abuser […]

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Abusive Relationships: Why Don’t They Just Leave?

Domestic Violence

It sometimes is not that easy to leave an abusive relationship Domestic violence victims, or more precisely referred to as Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) victims, nearly always report that when they met, they thought that their partner was attentive, caring and basically the nicest date they’d ever had. It isn’t […]

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