Lawyers Manual - Unified Court System
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x Contents 17. Public Assistance and Housing: Helping Survivors Navigate Difficult Systems by Amy E. Schwartz and Sharon Stapel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255 Public Assistance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255 Housing Options: Domestic Violence Shelters and Public Housing . . . 268 Conclusion. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279 Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280 18. Domestic Violence and Tort Remedies by Betty Levinson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297 Identifying Domestic Violence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297 Identifying the Plaintiff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297 Identifying the Tort . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298 Valuing the Tort . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299 Statutes of Limitations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300 Torts Claims and Matrimonial Actions: Chen v. Fisher24 . . . . . . . . . 301 Practice Points Choice of Forum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301 Conclusion. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303 Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304 Part VI: Emerging Communities 19. Representing Immigrant Victims of Domestic Violence by Lori L. Cohen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309 Barriers to Protection Faced by Immigrant Women . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309 Preliminary Notes on Representing Immigrant Domestic Violence Victims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312 Factors in Determining Eligibility for Relief . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315 Categories of Relief for Domestic Violence Victims . . . . . . . . . . . . . 320 VAWA Self-Petitions for Victims Married to a USC Or LPR48 . . . . 322 VAWA Cancellation of Removal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 324 Alternative Remedies for Victims of Physical, Psychological or Sexual Abuse: T Visas and U Visas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327 Conclusion. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333 Appendix A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 334 Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343
Contents xi 20. Helping Immigrant Victims of Domestic Violence Access Federal and State Public Benefits by Barbara Weiner. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355 Immigrant Benefits Eligibility Rules in General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355 The “Battered Qualified Immigrant” Eligibility Category . . . . . . . . 357 Permanently Residing Under Color of Law (PRUCOL) . . . . . . . . . . 361 The Benefits Rights of Undocumented Immigrants and Their Families . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 362 Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 364 21. From Sex Trafficking to FGM: Emerging Issues Confronting Advocates for Immigrant Battered Women by Dorchen A. Leidholdt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 369 Trafficking and Prostitution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 370 Internet Marriages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 373 Early Marriage and Forced Marriage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 375 Honor Killing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 376 Female Genital Mutilation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 377 Conclusion. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 379 Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 380 22. Advocating for Youth in Domestic Violence Proceedings by Stephanie Nilva and Kristine Herman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 385 Impact of Relationship Abuse Among Youth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 386 Challenges to Representing Youth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 386 Advocacy Tips. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 388 Justice System Response. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 391 Safety Planning with Young Clients . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 396 Conclusion. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 397 Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 399 23. Domestic Violence in the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Communities by Sharon Stapel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 401 Defining LGBT Domestic and Intimate Partner Violence . . . . . . . . . 402
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Contents xi<br />
20. Helping Immigrant Victims of Domestic Violence<br />
Access Federal and State Public Benefits<br />
by Barbara Weiner. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355<br />
Immigrant Benefits Eligibility Rules in General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355<br />
The “Battered Qualified Immigrant” Eligibility Category . . . . . . . . 357<br />
Permanently Residing Under Color of Law (PRUCOL) . . . . . . . . . . 361<br />
The Benefits Rights of Undocumented Immigrants<br />
and Their Families . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 362<br />
Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 364<br />
21. From Sex Trafficking to FGM: Emerging Issues Confronting Advocates<br />
for Immigrant Battered Women<br />
by Dorchen A. Leidholdt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 369<br />
Trafficking and Prostitution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 370<br />
Internet Marriages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 373<br />
Early Marriage and Forced Marriage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 375<br />
Honor Killing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 376<br />
Female Genital Mutilation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 377<br />
Conclusion. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 379<br />
Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 380<br />
22. Advocating for Youth in Domestic Violence Proceedings<br />
by Stephanie Nilva and Kristine Herman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 385<br />
Impact of Relationship Abuse Among Youth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 386<br />
Challenges to Representing Youth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 386<br />
Advocacy Tips. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 388<br />
Justice <strong>System</strong> Response. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 391<br />
Safety Planning with Young Clients . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 396<br />
Conclusion. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 397<br />
Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 399<br />
23. Domestic Violence in the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual,<br />
and Transgender Communities<br />
by Sharon Stapel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 401<br />
Defining LGBT Domestic and Intimate Partner Violence . . . . . . . . . 402
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