Lawyers Manual - Unified Court System

Contents ix
Hearsay Exceptions: Excited Utterances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Evidence of Prior Acts of Violence. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Expert Testimony. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Criminal Contempt and Other Creative Charges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Part V: Economics and Collateral Issues
15. Representing Victims of Domestic Violence in Supreme Court
Matrimonial Actions
by Emily Ruben . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Grounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Orders of Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Court Conferences and Referrals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Conclusion. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
16. Representing Domestic Violence Victims in the Workplace
by Wendy R. Weiser and Deborah A. Widiss. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
How Can You Help Your Client Keep Her Job as
She Deals with the Violence in Her Life? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Should Your Client Tell Her Employer About the Violence? . . . . . . . 239
What Workplace Accommodations Can Help Your Client,
and What Are Their Legal Bases? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Workplace Accommodations in New York City or
Westchester County . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
How Can Your Client Get Time Off from Work to Take Steps
to Address the Violence in Her Life? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
What Cash Benefits May be Available to Your Client
if She Cannot Work for a Period of Time or Leaves Her Job?. . . . 244
What Claims Could Your Client Have if She is Fired or Otherwise
Discriminated Against Because of the Domestic Violence? . . . . 245
Are There Additional Claims that Your Client May Have
if the Violence Occurred at Work? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Conclusion. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250