Long article (Kathleen Waits, Houston Law Review, 1998) describes a battered woman's experience in the family court system and discusses lessons that can be drawn about better handling of these cases.

Collaborative effort of several U.S. national organizations aiming to improve criminal justice responses to domestic violence. Information about services and programs, plus an online resource library.

Decision upholding no contact order restricting parents' contact with children with order of protection in place.

Articles on child custody, visitation, child witnesses, etc.

ABA Division for Public Education provides general information about domestic violence issues in question-and-answer format.

The American Bar Association recommends that court-mandated mediation include an opt-out prerogative in any action in which one party has perpetrated domestic violence upon the other party.

The American Bar Association's web site for domestic violence issues. Information for attorneys and survivors. Contains information on protecting privacy for survivors during and after divorce.

An essay from the Harvard School on Public Health discussing the importance of medical records in domestic violence legal cases.

Provides links to articles, legal help, resources to help victims of domestic violence.

Violence Against Women Online Resources - Minnesota Coalition Against Domestic Violence

Safety tips for victims of domestic violence from the American Bar Association. Includes information in Spanish.

Understanding the Problem and knowing the Victim. The American Judges Foundation.

Arguments against the use of the "loss of control" or provocation defence. Published by Zero Tolerance Against Violence, Canada

The Tribal Court Clearinghouse - Links and Information on Domestic and Family Violence fortribal court personnel, tribal law enforcement personnel, domestic violence victim service agency personnel, social services personnel, and others in handling domestic violence cases and issues.

Paper by Robyn Holder which explores some of the contemporary debates and dilemmas in implementing criminal justice reform in the area of domestic violence. From the Australian Domestic and Family Violence Clearinghouse.

Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention report in Adobe Acrobat (PDF) format.

A Law School Report by the American Bar Association Commission on Domestic Violence. Produced with the support of the Office for Victims of Crime, U.S. Department of Justice

Information on Tort claim by woman who asserts denial of equal protection on the part of law enforcement in domestic violence case in Louisiana.

Step by step advocacy guide for working with the crimincal justice system for women and children impacted by abuse.

Help for victims of crime from the Office of Victims of Crime in the Bureau of Justice. Numerous resources on the state and federal level.

Center for Impact Research

Women's Justice Center

Advice for U.S. residents on using the federal Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) of 1994 to enforce protection orders when persons with orders travel across state, territorial or tribal lines.

Interactive site walks clients through the procedures for obtaining an order of protection in Georgia courts.

Testimony in the wrongful-death suit of Macias vs. Sheriff Mark Ihde et al. Maria Teresa Macias was shot and killed by her estranged husband after repeated requests to enforce a restraining order were ignored by the Sonoma County, California, sheriff's department.

Appeal granted to woman convicted of manslaughter on grounds of defense of others. Defendant was pregnant when she stabbed boyfriend who had assaulted her.

The National Alliance For Family Court Justice, founded in 1993 by Elisabeth Richards of Annandale,Virginia, is an international group of volunteers dedicated to addressing system failure in the courts and social services resulting in retaliation against non-offending parents who complain of family abuse, especially mothers of children who disclose sexual abuse.

Website includes information and training materials on best prosecution practices, research and reference resources and training and technical assistance at the national, regional and local levels for prosecutors, law enforcement and other allied professionals.

An agency claiming to provide free legal help to women who have been abused or sexually assaulted. No information is provided on officers or directors of this entity. Proceed with caution.

Interactive learning tool for domestic violence, including he applicable requirements of state and federal laws and court cases. It provides information on the dynamics of domestic violence, explains the process governing orders of protection, describes how domestic violence can affect a variety of civil and criminal cases, and addresses pretrial, trial and sentencing issues.

Self-directed system for obtaining order of protection in New York

Domestic violence seminar.

Centralized services for survivors of domestic violence in San Diego County, California.

News and court opinions from an agency in New York State working for the rights of women and children in families where abuse occurs.

The father's rights movement - how to legally stalk, harass, and intimidate victims of domestic violence after a restraining order has been issued.

Test of the Efficacy of Court-Mandated Counseling for Domestic Violence Offenders: The Broward Experiment NCJ Number: 184752 Author: Lynette Feder ; David R. Forde Sponsor: National Institute of Justice US Dept of Justice

Protection order and firearm possession case law.

Legal methods for structuring supervised visitation when there has been violence in the family.

WATCH is a volunteer-based court monitoring and research organization that follows cases of family and sexual violence and provides feedback to the justice system.

Waikato Law Review: Volume 4, Special Edition 1996, Australia

Wellesley Centers for Women, Compilation of Gender Equality & Domestic Violence Laws from Around the World, WCW

Washington, DC, organization providing holistic services, including legal representation, counseling, and social services, to victims of domestic violence.

Legal information (U.S.-specific) and other advice for women living with or escaping domestic violence. Includes focused sections for teens, military women, immigrants, individual states, and tribal jurisdictions.