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Civil Protection Orders: Increased Access And Narrowed Enforcement, Courtney Cross
Civil Protection Orders: Increased Access And Narrowed Enforcement, Courtney Cross
University of the District of Columbia Law Review
The statute governing civil protection orders in the District of Columbia is the Intrafamily Offenses Act,1 which has been in effect since 1970.2 This statute has been amended frequently over the past 45 years. While some of these changes have been clerical3 or procedural,4 there have also been substantive amendments which, inter alia,significantly expand both who may file for a protection order and what remedies that petitioner may request and receive. Yet this expansion has coincided with an intense scaling back by the judiciary of who can prosecute alleged violations of protection orders. While the statute continues to enable more …
Next Generation Tanf: Reconceptualizing Public Assistance As A Vehicle For Financial Inclusion, Aleta Sprague
Next Generation Tanf: Reconceptualizing Public Assistance As A Vehicle For Financial Inclusion, Aleta Sprague
University of the District of Columbia Law Review
Fifty years into the War on Poverty, the ability to fully participate in American economic life is predicated on access to basic financial services and mechanisms; yet, public programs designed to support the economic advancement of people in poverty often explicitly excludeinte nded beneficiaries from meaningful engagement with financial institutions. To promote economic opportunity for families accessing public assistance, we need policy reforms that both remove access barriers and create entry points to the financial mainstream. Safe and affordable financial products are foundational to financial inclusion. Unbanked and "underbanked" households-the vast majority of which are low-income---often rely on high-cost credit, …
Reporting Homeless Parents For Child Neglect: A Case Study From Our Nation's Capital, Marta Beresin
Reporting Homeless Parents For Child Neglect: A Case Study From Our Nation's Capital, Marta Beresin
University of the District of Columbia Law Review
In September 2012, Mary Brown called the Washington Legal Clinic for the Homeless (the Legal Clinic); she was being threatenedwith the loss of her children, then eight- and nine-years-old, for the sole reason that she was homeless. Before she sought legal advice, Mary had requested shelter for her family but had been denied. The irony of Mary's case is that the D.C. government agreed she was homeless and agreed that she needed to shelter her two daughters for their safety, but instead of sheltering her, the D.C. government reported her to child protective services. Mary and her daughters were turned …
The Real Marriage Penalty: How Welfare Law Discourages Marriage Despite Public Policy Statements To The Contrary - And What Can Be Done About It, Spencer Rand
University of the District of Columbia Law Review
Couples regularly complain about marriage penalties,' discovering that the tax consequences of marrying make the cost of marriage prohibitive.2 Although attempts were made in the last decade to reduce those penalties for the middle class,3 the poor were not helped by these changes. 4 Along with tax penalties, including low-income wage earners facing severe decreases or becoming entirely ineligible for the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) when they marry, the most common penalties reduce or eliminate government benefits upon marriage.
Revisiting The War On Poverty: How Policy Can Better Shape The Income And Wages Of Families With Children, Joy Moses
University of the District of Columbia Law Review
Fifty years ago, President Lyndon B. Johnson launched a "War on Poverty" while delivering his first State of the Union address on January 8, 1964. His language conveyed ambitious plans to recreate American society:This budget, and this year's legislative program, are designed to help each and every American citizen fulfill his basic hopes-his hopes for a fair chance to make good; his hopes for fair play from the law; his hopes for a full-time job on full-time pay; his hopes for a decent home for his family in a decent community; his hopes for a good school for his children …
Developments In Family Law In The District Of Columbia: Three Significant Legislative Changes For Child Support, Meridel Bulle-Vu, Tianna Gibbs, Ashley Mcdowell
Developments In Family Law In The District Of Columbia: Three Significant Legislative Changes For Child Support, Meridel Bulle-Vu, Tianna Gibbs, Ashley Mcdowell
University of the District of Columbia Law Review
Over the last decade, the District's child support law has changed in three significant ways: (1) by the enactment of a statute that requires sentencing judges to notify obligors of their right to modify or suspend their child support order during incarceration; (2) by the passage of a law that requires the District of Columbia government to distribute up to the first $150 of child support collected each month to custodial parents who receive Temporary Assistance for Needy Families(TANF); and (3) by substantial revisions to how child support orders are calculated under the District's Child Support Guideline (the Guideline).1 These …
Same Sex Marriage: Does The Constitution Or State Constitution Support Same-Sex Marriages?, Sonja Seehusen
Same Sex Marriage: Does The Constitution Or State Constitution Support Same-Sex Marriages?, Sonja Seehusen
University of the District of Columbia Law Review
No abstract provided.
Recent Developments In Family Law In The District Of Columbia June 2004-June 2005, Matthew I. Fraidin
Recent Developments In Family Law In The District Of Columbia June 2004-June 2005, Matthew I. Fraidin
University of the District of Columbia Law Review
No abstract provided.
Mandatory Minimum Sentences Coupled With Multi-Facet Interventions: An Effective Response To Domestic Violence, Angela M. Killian
Mandatory Minimum Sentences Coupled With Multi-Facet Interventions: An Effective Response To Domestic Violence, Angela M. Killian
University of the District of Columbia Law Review
No abstract provided.
The District Of Columbia Medical Consent Law: Moving Towards Legal Recognition Of Kinship Caregiving, Randi S. Mandelbaum, Susan L. Waysdorf
The District Of Columbia Medical Consent Law: Moving Towards Legal Recognition Of Kinship Caregiving, Randi S. Mandelbaum, Susan L. Waysdorf
University of the District of Columbia Law Review
In 1990, in the District of Columbia, over 27,000 children under the age of eighteen, or 23.4% of all children, were living in the care of an adult other than their parent or a foster parent.3 This was a thirty percent increase from the 1980 data for the District of Columbia.4 Nationally, over the past decade, these figures increased sixteen percent.0 Today, for adult relatives, primarily grandmothers, aunts, and close family friends, who step in to raise the children of their relatives or friends, private kinship caregiving is both a legacy and a matter of survival for the next generation.'
Exceptions To Marital Communications Of Privileges For Crimes Done To Children Of Either Spouse, Henry A. Escoto
Exceptions To Marital Communications Of Privileges For Crimes Done To Children Of Either Spouse, Henry A. Escoto
University of the District of Columbia Law Review
No abstract provided.
Combatting Unnecessary Family Separation: How To Seek Court-Ordered Housing For Families In The District Of Columbia Neglect System, Justine A. Dunlap, Kenneth Zimmerman
Combatting Unnecessary Family Separation: How To Seek Court-Ordered Housing For Families In The District Of Columbia Neglect System, Justine A. Dunlap, Kenneth Zimmerman
University of the District of Columbia Law Review
No abstract provided.
Child Support Enforcement For Low-Income Children: Part Of The Problem Or Part Of The Solution?, Paula Roberts
Child Support Enforcement For Low-Income Children: Part Of The Problem Or Part Of The Solution?, Paula Roberts
University of the District of Columbia Law Review
No abstract provided.