Domestic Abuse

• Agencies / Organizations / Services
  • U.S. Dept. of Justice Office on Violence Against Women
  • WI Dept. of Justice Office of Crime Victim Services
  • WomensLaw.org
    "Nationwide online resource for women and girls living with or escaping domestic violence" which provides specific information to their state. Learn how to get a restraining order. Locate domestic violence resources, legal assistance programs & lawyer referral services.
• Children
  • Child Abuse, Neglect & Abandonment (WI State Law Library)
    Annotated list of links related to child abuse, etc.
• Directories
  • Finding Help: Legal Resources in Dane County
  • Task Force on Family Violence, Milwaukee WI
  • WI Victim Resource Directory
• Arrest and Prosecution in Domestic Abuse Incidents (WI Legislative Council)
• Domestic Abuse Questions and Answers (State Bar of WI)
  Includes child abuse, protection, injuries, stalking.
• Family Violence Publications (Nat'l Council of Juvenile & Family Court Judges)
• Managing your Divorce: A Guide for Battered Women (WI State Bar)
  

The Law (Additional statutes, regulations & opinions may apply to your specific situation.)

• WI Statutes: s. 813.12 "Domestic Abuse Restraining Orders and Injunctions"
• WI Statutes: s. 813.122 "Child Abuse Restraining Orders and Injunctions"
• WI Statutes: s. 968.075 "Domestic Abuse Incidents"
• WI Statutes: s. 995.67 "Domestic Abuse Services; Prohibited Disclosures"
• U.S. Code: 18 USC 2261-2266 "Domestic Violence and Stalking"
• U.S. Code: 42 USC ch. 136 sub. ch. 3 "Violence Against Women"

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Last Updated: December 30, 2009 | Up to Top