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We updated the Divorce information in Massachusetts in English, adding information on residency, grounds and alimony requirements, and added ten related statutes to our Selected Massachusetts Statutes page. Spanish coming soon!

We updated the Divorce information in Colorado in English, adding information on residency, grounds and alimony requirements, and added two related statutes to our Selected Colorado Statutes page. Spanish coming soon!

We translated into Spanish the information on our Michigan Suing an Abuser page.

We updated our Hawaii Download Court Forms page, updating the links to protective order forms and adding links to uncontested divorce forms and more.

We added information to two questions in our Florida Restraining Orders section about possible jail time and fines for violating an injunction for protection against stalking/cyberstalking and an injunction against repeat, dating, and sexual violence. All changes made in English and Spanish.

We revised and reorganized the information on our Hawaii Workplace Protections page and added additional information about the definitions of sexual assault and of family and household members to What is considered to be “domestic or sexual violence” under the law?

As we begin creating a Hawaii State Gun Laws section from scratch, we added two new statutes to our Selected Hawaii Statutes page.

In our Georgia Bonds for Good Behavior section, we re-wrote the information in What protections can I get in a bond for good behavior? in English. Spanish soon to come!

We translated into Spanish the content on our completely revised Massachusetts Abuse Prevention Orders page.

We updated the links to protection order forms on our Vermont Download Court Forms page and linked to additional forms, such as divorce, parental rights responsibilities, small claims court, and more.

We created a new question in our Idaho Protection Orders page called Can a minor get a protection order?

We translated into Spanish the recent changes made to the information and resources for LGBTQIA Victims.

We updated the Divorce information in North Carolina in English, adding information on the definition of divorce “from bed and board” and alimony requirements, as well as updating the residency and grounds requirements. We also added one related statute to our Selected North Carolina Statutes page. Spanish coming soon!

We updated our New York Housing Laws in the question If I am a victim of domestic violence, how can this law protect me? to add a link to the specific petition that a person would file to ask a judge to terminate their lease. Changes were made in Spanish and English. 

We created a new section in our West Virginia Restraining Orders page called Personal Safety Orders. We also added six related statutes to our Selected West Virginia Statutes page.

We updated our West Virginia Download Court Forms page by adding links to personal safety orders, parenting plans, and divorce.

In our Delaware Restraining Orders section, we re-wrote the question Do I have to register my out-of-state protection order in Delaware in order to get it enforced? in order to distinguish between the requirements for an order to be enforced by law enforcement and by a court and to add information about Canadian orders.

We updated our Ohio Statewide Programs page by adding the Ohio Domestic Violence Network and deleting outdated resources. 

We updated the contact information for the National Runaway Safeline on our National Organizations page.

In our Delaware Divorce page, we updated the information in What are the grounds to file for an annulment in Delaware? based on an amendment to the law. We also revised and reorganized the content of the question to make it easier to read and moved some of the information to a new question we created called What is the difference between an annulment and a divorce?

In our Massachusetts State Gun Laws section, we added information about an order of suspension and surrender in two questions related to whether or not an abuser can have a gun when there is a temporary or final abuse prevention order. We also included information about how an extreme risk prevention order based affects one’s rights to have a gun based on an August 2018 change to the law. Spanish soon to come!

In our North Carolina Housing Laws page, we updated links to outside sources in Spanish and English.

We completely revised the content on our Massachusetts Abuse Prevention Orders page, rewriting much of the content and adding three new questions (including two questions related to whether a minor can file for an order or be the defendant in an order). All changes in English; Spanish coming soon.

We translated into Spanish our newly updated Oklahoma State Gun Laws section.

We updated the Massachusetts Download Court Forms page in English and translated the page into Spanish.

We translated two resources into Spanish and one resource into English in our Connecticut Legal Assistance page.

We translated into Spanish the reviewed information for the Virginia Statewide Hotline under the Virginia Statewide Programs.

We translated into Spanish ten (10) Local Programs in Texas and seven (7) programs that provide Legal Services for Battered Immigrant Women.

In Montana, we updated the links to outside sources on our Custody, Divorce, and Crimes pages.

We updated our Arizona Housing Laws section based on a change to the law that includes sexual assault victims as protected tenants. We also divided up the information that we had (going from two questions to three) in order to make it easier to read. All changes made in English and Spanish.

We added a District of Columbia Workplace Protections page in English and 3 corresponding statutes to the Selected District of Columbia Statutes page. Spanish translation coming soon!

We updated the Divorce information in Guam, adding information on residency, grounds and alimony requirements, and added 18 related statutes to our Selected Guam Statutes page.

We updated our Oregon State Gun Laws section in English, adding state-specific information to existing questions and reorganizing the entire section to make the information more accessible. We also added five related statutes to the Oregon Selected Statutes section. 

We updated the Divorce information in West Virginia, adding information on residency, grounds and alimony requirements, and added 11 related statutes to our Selected West Virginia Statutes page.

We translated into Spanish the Virginia Download Court Forms page. 

We updated all of our information and resources for LGBTQIA Victims in English – Spanish coming soon!

We updated our Oklahoma State Gun Laws section in English, adding state-specific information to existing questions and reorganizing the entire section to make the information more accessible. We also added three related statutes to the Oklahoma Selected Statutes section. 

We added a new section to our Wisconsin Custody page called Relocating with your child. In that section, we created three new questions and completely re-wrote a fourth question. We also added a new question called What restrictions are in place while a custody case is pending? and we added the related statute to our Selected Wisconsin Statutes page.

In our Wisconsin Child Abuse Restraining Orders page, we updated the information in What is the legal definition of child abuse in Wisconsin? to add child trafficking to the definition of child abuse. This change was effective in the law in 2017. We regret the delay in adding this.

We translated into Spanish all of our updated information on our Jewish Get Law (Divorce Law) page.

We translated into Spanish the Washington Download Court Forms page

We updated our Massachusetts State Gun Laws section in English, adding state-specific information to existing questions and reorganizing the entire section to make the information more accessible. We also added a related statute to the Massachusetts Selected Statutes section. 

We added a new resource in our Colorado Legal Assistance page called Bringing Home Justice, where qualified victims of domestic violence, sexual assault and others can receive free (pro bono) representation for civil legal issues. The information is provided both in English and Spanish.

We translated into Spanish our newly added Documenting/Saving Evidence page in our Abuse Using Technology section.

We translated into Spanish our updated Divorce information in Arkansas, which added information on residency, grounds and alimony requirements. 

We translated into Spanish our newly added Personal Jurisdiction section. This section explains what personal jurisdiction is and why it would be important to someone when the abuser lives in a different state.

Based on changes to Virginia law, we added information about protections regarding a victim’s cell phone to the questions How can a preliminary protective order help me? and How can a (final) protective order help me? Changes made in English and Spanish. 

We updated the Divorce information in Wisconsin, adding information on residency, grounds and alimony requirements, and added three related statutes to our Selected Wisconsin Statutes page.

On our Illinois Stalking No Contact Orders page, we added the question What can I do if the abuser violates the order? about the possible penalties for violating the order. Spanish translation coming soon!

We reorganized our Legal Definitions page in the Court System Basics section in English and Spanish, and added a quick navigation bar so that legal terms are easier to locate. 

Based on additions to Utah law, we created a new question called Can two people have protective orders against each other (mutual orders)? in our Protective Orders due to Domestic Violence/Abuse section.

We created a note on our Asylum page in Immigration in English and Spanish to add the following information based on new federal guidance:

“Note: Foreign victims of sexual abuse may qualify for asylum status if their abuse was related to any of the five protected grounds listed above under asylum law. However, for victims of domestic violence or sexual violence committed by an intimate partner, it may not be possible to get asylum based on the abuse. In 2018, the federal government overturned critical protections for domestic violence survivors seeking asylum and restricted the ability of domestic violence survivors fleeing abuse to get asylum.  These restrictions prevent judges from making case-by-case decisions on the merits of an individual victim’s claim.  We recommend contacting a knowledgeable immigration attorney who has experience working on asylum before applying for any claim.”

On our Illinois Civil No Contact Orders page, we added information to the question What can I do if the abuser violates the order? about the possible penalties for violating the order. Spanish translation coming soon!

In our Wyoming Domestic Violence Orders of Protection page, we added the information about ex parte temporary orders and re-wrote the information about final protection orders in the question How can a domestic violence order of protection help me?

We translated into Spanish our updated Privacy Policy. Check it out to see how WomensLaw protects the privacy of our users!

We translated into Spanish all of our updated information and resources for Abuse Among People Living with HIV/AIDS.

We recently uploaded our new video blog series about divorce. These videos are recorded in Spanish, with English captioning, and they include all the basic information on the divorce process. The videos include: 1. What are the requirements for a divorce? 2. What documents do I need to file and how do I legally notify my spouse? and 3. What does the divorce process look like and what should you consider if you are a domestic violence survivor?

We created a new North Dakota Sexual Assault Restraining Orders page in the Restraining Orders section and added 3 corresponding statutes to the Selected North Dakota Statutes page.

We updated the Divorce information in Utah, adding information on residency, grounds and alimony requirements, and added two related statutes to our Selected Utah Statutes page.

We updated our Maryland State Gun Laws section in English, adding state-specific information to existing questions and reorganizing the entire section to make the information more accessible. We also added two related statutes to the Maryland Selected Statutes section.

We added 14 statutes related to Divorce in South Dakota to the Selected South Dakota Statutes page.

We added 3 statutes related to Divorce in Hawaii to the Selected Hawaii Statutes page.

We updated the Divorce information in Missouri, adding information on residency, grounds and alimony requirements.

We updated the Divorce information in South Dakota, adding information on residency, grounds and alimony requirements.

We made changes and added information to our California Workplace Protections page in English to reflect changes in the law. Spanish translation coming soon!

We added a new question to the Restraining Orders section in 26 states (including 11 states in Spanish) called If I don’t have a hard copy of my out-of-state order, how can law enforcement enforce it? The rest of the states will soon be added! 

Based on a 2018 addition to the law, we added information to two questions in our California Custody page about a parent being able to request mediation prior to filing a custody petition in court. All changes made in Spanish and English.