Domestic Abuse
- Agencies / Organizations / Services
- National Domestic Violence Hotline
- U.S. Dept. of Justice Office on Violence Against Women
- End Domestic Abuse Wisconsin
- 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.
- Addresses
- Safe at Home: Wisconsin's confidential address program (WI Dept. of Justice)
A statewide address confidentiality program that provides victims of actual or threatened domestic abuse, child abuse, sexual abuse, stalking, and trafficking, or those who simply fear for their physical safety with a legal substitute address to be used for both public and private purposes.
- Safe at Home: Wisconsin's confidential address program (WI Dept. of Justice)
- Children
- Child Abuse, Neglect & Abandonment (WI State Law Library)
Annotated list of links related to child abuse, etc. - Effect of domestic abuse in child custody disputes (WI Legislative Council)
- Child Abuse, Neglect & Abandonment (WI State Law Library)
- Directories
- Finding Help: Legal Resources in Dane County (Domestic Abuse Intervention Services)
- WI Victim Resource Directory (WI Dept. of Justice)
- Pets
- Including pets in protection orders (Animal Welfare Institute)
- Reporting
- Domestic Violence Statutes: 50 state survey (Family Violence Prevention Fund)
Insurance discrimination, mandatory reporting.
- Domestic Violence Statutes: 50 state survey (Family Violence Prevention Fund)
- Surrender of Firearms
- WI Prosecutor’s Domestic Abuse Reference Book (WI Dept. of Justice)
- Consumer Rights Initiative for Domestic Violence Advocates and Lawyers (Nat'l Consumer Law Center)
- Family Violence Publications (Nat'l Council of Juvenile & Family Court Judges)
- Managing your Divorce: A Guide for Battered Women (Nat'l Council of Juvenile & Family Court Judges)
- Representing Domestic Violence Survivors with Pets in Wisconsin (Animal Welfare Institute)
- WI Prosecutor’s Domestic Abuse Reference Book (WI Dept. of Justice)
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; arrest and prosecution"
- 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"
Search for more statutes, regulations & opinions.
County Resources
Recommended links from our County Resources database:
Guides
- Domestic Violence (Milwaukee District Attorney)
Related Topics
Law Review Articles
- Wisconsin's New Domestic Abuse Laws
77 Wis Lawyer 2 (Feb 2004)
Library Resources
- Administrando su Divorcio: un Manual Para Mujeres Agredidas
- Advanced Issues in Divorce
- Domestic Abuse & Stalking
- Domestic abuse guidebook for Wisconsin guardians ad litem
- Domestic Abuse Resources
- Family law in Wisconsin
- Managing Your Divorce: a Guide for Battered Women
- Myers on evidence of interpersonal violence
- Navigating Custody & Visitation Evaluations in Cases with Domestic Violence
- Terminating Tenancy in Domestic Abuse Cases