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December 2023
Based on statutory changes, we revised the information on the Puerto Rico Orders of Protection in Favor of a Minor. English coming soon!
We also added eight related statutes to the Puerto Rico Selected Statutes page.
We added six crimes commonly committed by abusers to our Puerto Rico Crimes page and updated the information on the Protection Orders for Domestic Violence page based on statutory changes. English coming soon!
We also added eight related statutes to our Puerto Rico Selected Statutes page.
We created a new New Hampshire Child Support section, including five new questions that provide information about New Hampshire’s child support laws. We also added six related statutes to our Selected New Hampshire Statues page.
On our Oregon Crimes page, we added 17 crimes in English related to child abuse, sexual abuse, and stalking. Spanish coming soon!
We revised our Oregon Suing an Abuser for Money page in English to clarify the limits for damages allowed for cases brought in small claims court. Spanish coming soon!
We also added 19 related statutes to our Selected Oregon Statutes page.