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.

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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 ...

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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. ...

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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 ...

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  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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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Ramirez-Barajas v. Sessions (MLW No. 71257/Case No. 16-4014 – 5 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Benton, J.)

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Wieland v. Owner Operator Services, Inc. (MLW No. 70000/Case No. WD79414 – 14 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, Welsh, J.)

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Failed efforts to close gaps in domestic violence laws are presenting challenges to courts and victims.

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Montgomery v. City of Ames (MLW No. 66269/Case No. 13-2111 – 12 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Colloton, J.)

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