Life After Love Gone Wrong Podcast: Season 3, Episode 5 - Parallel Proceedings: The Intersection of Criminal Law and Family Law
State AG Pulse | Vermont: Small Is Mighty
Appellate Justice for Domestic Violence Survivors
Let's Talk Family Law 101
Stealth Lawyer: Clare Dalton, Acupuncturist
Taking it Seriously: Unusual Lease Violations in Virginia
After an abused party appears for an ex-parte hearing, a date is scheduled for a full hearing involving both parties. These matters move very quickly within the legal system as the law dictates that the full hearing must be...more
According to the National Domestic Violence Hotline, 27% of people in physically abusive relationships also reported experiencing financial abuse. Financial abuse takes many forms and does not discriminate based on race,...more
It was long believed by many that if a defendant in a domestic violence hearing plead the 5th Amendment (i.e. chose not to testify on the grounds that it might incriminate him/herself), that the court could draw an adverse...more
In the sixteen years that I was a Wake County District Judge and District Attorney, I’d often be asked how to get a restraining order. The answer is relatively simple – the North Carolina General Assembly passed a law that...more
Discover how implementing prevention policies and adopting best practices can foster a secure, productive, and respectful workplace. Every employee deserves to feel safe at work, yet incidents of workplace violence remain...more
Grounds for Suing an Ex-Spouse or Ex-Partner - Can you Sue Your Ex for Emotional Distress? In North Carolina, you may be able to sue your ex-spouse for intentional infliction of emotional distress or negligent infliction...more
Of interest to 401(k) plan sponsors and administrators, the IRS recently issued Notice 2024-55, providing guidance on SECURE 2.0’s new exceptions—effective January 1, 2024—to the additional 10% tax on early qualified...more
The June Monthly Minute highlights recent DOL guidance on annuity provider selection for defined benefit plans and IRS Q&As that provide details on SECURE 2.0’s optional emergency and domestic abuse victim distributions for...more
The Supreme Court of the United States issued five decisions today: United States v. Rahimi, No. 22-915: This Second Amendment case addresses the constitutionality of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(8), which makes it a crime for an...more
Friday, June 21 brought the U.S. Supreme Court decision in United States v. Rahimi, a Texas case which offered to provide better insight into how the rights to possess and own guns conferred by the Second Amendment plays...more
In August 2018 seven year old Kayden Mancuso left her home in suburban Bucks County to visit her dad at his home in the Manayunk section of Philadelphia. Two years earlier Kayden’s mother had secured a Protection from Abuse...more
Baby Reindeer on Netflix is the dark, fictionalized account of how one man’s stalker forever changed his life. It tells the story of a struggling London comedian, Donny Dunn, who meets a woman, named Martha, in a pub where he...more
On Tuesday, the Fourth Circuit issued an important opinion in United States v. Canada, No. 22-4519, holding that 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) (the “felon in possession” statute) is facially constitutional even after Bruen—the...more
When an individual is arrested on a domestic violence charge, the person who gets arrested is going to be searched, handcuffed, put in the back of a police vehicle, and taken to the police station or local booking facility. ...more
Sustainable Procurement: A Closer Look at the New Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) - In recent years, the U.S. government made sustainability a priority in its procurement practices. To accomplish this goal, the FAR...more
Once an abused party decides that they are in need of a Protection From Abuse Order (“PFA Order”), the first step is filing the Petition....more
While in session, New York state legislators introduce all kinds of bills, most of which do not become laws, or at least not right away. But even unsuccessful bills can clue us in on what lawmakers are thinking, what policies...more
On April 8, 2024, the FCC released a Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (FNPRM) seeking comment on a number of issues under the Safe Connections Act (SCA) specifically related to connected car services. As indicated by...more
The Centre for Women’s Economic Safety (CWES) has recently published Catherine Fitzpatrick’s second ‘Designed to Disrupt’ discussion paper titled ‘Reimagining general insurance products to improve financial security.’ The...more
Lowenstein Sandler is celebrating the 15th anniversary of its Center for the Public Interest with the publication of its latest Pro Bono Report, detailing the firm’s pro bono efforts throughout 2023, which included serving...more
Legislation aimed at protecting children involved in custody battles emerged from tragic events occurring in 2018, marked by the murder of seven-year-old Kayden Mancuso at the hands of her father, Jeffery Mancuso, despite her...more
In the days before digital printers, anyone who appealed a trial court ruling needed to find a printing company to print both his appellate brief and the record of the trial on an actual printing press so that it could be...more
In the unpublished (non-precedential) decision of K.E.M. v. S.R.A., the Appellate Division used the trial court’s findings to reinstate a Final Restraining Order (“FRO”) based on the predicate act of cyber harassment....more
Bricker Graydon is excited to unveil its newest FREE webinar series focused on issues related to sexual misconduct, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking. The free Title IX In Focus Webinar Series is aimed at...more