Lawyers Manual - Unified Court System
Lawyers Manual - Unified Court System Lawyers Manual - Unified Court System
This text is an unofficial publication of the Appellate Division, First Department, Supreme Court of the State of New York, and does not necessarily reflect the view of either the Court or any Justice thereof. © 2006 All rights reserved
Summary of Contents Part I: Introductory Matters 1. The Evolution of the Justice System’s Response to Domestic Violence in New York State by Julie A. Domonkos. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 2. Interviewing Battered Women by Dorchen A. Leidholdt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 3. Thinking About Danger and Safety by Jill Laurie Goodman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Part II: Family Offense Cases 4. The Practitioner’s Guide to Litigating Family Offense Proceedings by Elizabeth Murno . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Part III: Battered Women and Children 5. Litigating Custody and Visitation In Domestic Violence Cases by Kim Susser. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 6. Representing Domestic Violence Victims in Child Welfare Cases by Jill M. Zuccardy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 7. Moving On: UCCJEA, The Hague Convention, and Relocation by Liberty Aldrich and Lauren Shapiro. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 8. The Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act [UCCJEA] and Domestic Violence: A Case Study by Mary Rothwell Davis. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121 9. Representing Abused Mothers in Hague Convention Cases by Betsy Tsai . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131 10. Representing a Victim of Domestic Violence Who Needs Child Support by Judy Reichler. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151 Part IV: Criminal Justice 11. The Family Protection and Domestic Violence Intervention Act of 1994: Mandatory Arrest Ten Years Later by Lisa Fischel-Wolovick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171 12. When Domestic Violence Victims Are Sexually Assaulted: Meeting the Challenges by Jill Laurie Goodman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
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- Page 49 and 50: Appendix Safety Planning Checklist
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This text is an unofficial publication of the Appellate Division,<br />
First Department, Supreme <strong>Court</strong> of the State of New York, and does not<br />
necessarily reflect the view of either the <strong>Court</strong> or any Justice thereof.<br />
© 2006 All rights reserved
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