Maui Domestic Violence Victim Had TRO Against Abuser

MAUI DOMESTIC VIOLENCE VICTIM HAD TRO AGAINST ABUSER A Maui woman was fatally stabbed by her estranged husband in a Wailuku supermarket on April 19, 2016, as reported by Hawaii News Now.  The crime was made worse by the fact that the victim/wife had already obtained a domestic violence Order for Protection against her husband just […]

Congress Passes Expanded Violence Against Women Act

The U.S. House passed an expanded version of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) in February 2013, previously approved by the Senate earlier in the year, moving the legislation on for signature by the President.   The legislation enlarged the existing VAWA by extending domestic violence protections to victims in the LGBT, undocumented immigrant, and […]