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KC Muni Court showcases ‘holistic’ domestic violence docket
Increasingly, the court has focused on what Presiding Judge Courtney Wachal described as a “holistic approach” that uses an intensive personal effort to help offenders turn their lives around while being held accountable.
St. Louis County offering online filing for protection orders
Victims of domestic violence in St. Louis County now may file for orders of protection online. Previously, in order to obtain an order of protection, applicants needed to come in person to the St. Louis County Courthouse in Clayton, fill out paperwork with the Adult Abuse Office during business hours, wait for a judge to […]
Civil Practice: Order of Protection-Stalking-Domestic Violence
Where a man challenged the entry against him of a full order of protection, substantial evidence supported a finding that the man harassed his ex-wife, which constituted domestic violence, so the judgment is affirmed. Judgment is affirmed. A.O. v. V.O. (MLW No. 74527/Case No. ED107707 – 11 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Hess, […]
Civil Practice: Order of Protection-Domestic Violence-Abuse by Grandmother
Where a father argued that the trial court did not have authority to enter a full order of protection against him after the court found that the father had abused or neglected the child by placing him in physical fear of his grandmother, the father’s mother, who allegedly physically abused the child, the grant of […]
Family Law: Child Custody-Temporary Maintenance-Domestic Violence
Where a husband challenged an order that he pay temporary maintenance and set up a temporary custody arrangement for the couple’s minor child, the trial court properly considered the standard of living during the marriage to determine the wife’s reasonable needs, and the judgment is affirmed because the court did not abuse its discretion […]
Law tossed that allowed domestic-violence victim evictions
A St. Louis suburb will revise a law that allowed for eviction of residents who made repeated emergency calls after a lawsuit alleged that the ordinance punished victims of domestic violence. The American Civil Liberties Union on Wednesday announced the settlement of a lawsuit filed in 2017 against Maplewood. The city will change its nuisance […]
Law that allowed domestic-violence victim evictions to be revised
A St. Louis suburb will revise a law that allowed for eviction of residents who made repeated emergency calls after a lawsuit alleged that the ordinance punished victims of domestic violence. The American Civil Liberties Union on Wednesday announced the settlement of a lawsuit filed in 2017 against Maplewood. The city will change its nuisance […]
Immigration : Cancellation Of Removal – Domestic Violence – Minnesota Law
Ramirez-Barajas v. Sessions (MLW No. 71257/Case No. 16-4014 – 5 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Benton, J.)
Negligence : Premises Liability – Domestic Violence – Jury Instructions
Wieland v. Owner Operator Services, Inc. (MLW No. 70000/Case No. WD79414 – 14 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, Welsh, J.)
Unsafe at home: ‘No, I promised I would kill her’
Failed efforts to close gaps in domestic violence laws are presenting challenges to courts and victims.
Civil Rights : Protective Order Violation – Domestic Violence – Deliberate Indifference
Montgomery v. City of Ames (MLW No. 66269/Case No. 13-2111 – 12 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Colloton, J.)
Criminal Law: Second-Degree Assault – Domestic Violence – Sufficiency Of Evidence
State v. Shelton (MLW No. 63335/Case No. SD31058 – 4 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District, Scott, J.)
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