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The Gendered Nature Of Domestic Violence: Statistical Data For Lawyers Considering Equal Protection Analysis, Molly Dragiewicz, Yvonne F. Lindgren
The Gendered Nature Of Domestic Violence: Statistical Data For Lawyers Considering Equal Protection Analysis, Molly Dragiewicz, Yvonne F. Lindgren
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In Woods v. Horton, the California’s Third District Court of Appeal in Sacramento ruled that a state Health and Safety Code section funding domestic violence shelter services specifically for battered women and their children violated equal protection. Using the strict scrutiny standard of review, the court held that under the state’s Equal Protection Clause, women and men are “similarly situated” with regard to domestic violence and, therefore, the language in the code should be revised to make state funding for domestic violence shelter services under that code gender-neutral. Woods is the first successful legal decision for the anti-feminist “fathers’ rights” …
Helping Parents Tell Their Children About Separation And Divorce: Social Science Frameworks And The Lawyer's Counseling Responsibility, Joan B. Kelly, Mary Kay Kisthardt
Helping Parents Tell Their Children About Separation And Divorce: Social Science Frameworks And The Lawyer's Counseling Responsibility, Joan B. Kelly, Mary Kay Kisthardt
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