We’re excited to announce “‘Coercive control’ domestic violence bill: well-intentioned, but need to be reworked” written by FVAP’s Legal Director, Nancy K.D. Lemon, and FVAP Staff Attorney, Cory Hernandez, advocating that Senate Bill 1141 not be passed was published in the Daily Journal yesterday. Unfortunately, the Bill introduces new barriers that will make it harder for many survivors to protect themselves. Our hope is that the Bill does not become law unless it is substantially amended to address its current issues.
Announcements
FVAP Article on Secretly Recorded Evidence Gets Published
The California Association of Certified Family Law Specialists just published an article written by FVAP Senior Managing Attorney, Shuray Ghorishi, and the Honorable Judge Mark Juhas in their journal! The article, California Penal Code 632: The Dilemma of Secretly Recorded Evidence in Family Law and Abuse Cases, explores the nuances of recorded communications in family court cases, including when a recording can and cannot be introduced into evidence.
FVAP Hosts Monthly Legal Assistance Series
Did you know that FVAP hosts a monthly legal assistance series for members of the California Partnership to End Domestic Violence (CPEDV)? Today at noon we will be answering the following question: “What is the difference between privileged information and confidential information?” Afterward, there will be an open Q&A about confidentiality and mandated reporting.
Thank you to our partners on this legal assistance series, CPEDV and Confidentiality Institute!
FVAP is Raising Awareness this Month!
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, and we’ll be doing our part to raise awareness by sharing resources for survivors and those who support them on our social media channels. On Wednesdays, we’ll be featuring resources that are most accessed through our Legal Resource Library. Make sure you’re following us on our channels and please share our posts and tweets to help us raise awareness this month!
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FVAP Trains with NHLP on Housing Protections for Survivors
Today we did a training with National Housing Law Project on the protections survivors have under Assembly Bill 2413, which offers housing protections for survivors and others who need to call 911 to summon police or emergency assistance.
Stay tuned for a video of the training, which will be added to our Legal Resource Library soon.
To learn more about the other work we’re doing to help survivors stay safe in their homes, visiting our Housing & Employment Justice Project webpage.
FVAP in Court Today
We’re out of moot court and on to oral argument today! We will be arguing as amicus (friend-of-the-court) in the second district on the issue of how to resolve the conflict in the law between a party’s right to attend a civil deposition and the right of a person protected by a restraining order to be protected by the terms of that restraining order.
FVAP in Court: Language Access for Survivors
We’ll be in oral argument today at 12:45 pm in Los Angeles! This case deals with language access and victim-blaming, two issues that, unfortunately, have resulted in survivors not getting a fair ruling in court.
