Resources

Practice Guides for Family Court Decision-Making in Domestic Abuse-Related Child Custody Matters

Published by: Loretta Frederick, Gabrielle Davis These practice guides are designed to improve decision-making by family court professionals involved in…

Important Differences Between Civilian and Military Protection Orders

The differences between military and civil protection orders, including their issuance and enforcement, can be confusing. This bulletin provides information…

Engaging in a Best Practice Assessment of the Civil Protection Order System

This tool provides jurisdictions with an easy-to-use method for assessing their civil protection order system. The tool utilizes best practices…

Mind the Gap: Accounting for Domestic Abuse in Child Custody Evaluations

Published by:  Ellen Pence, Gabrielle Davis, Denise Gamache, Cheryl Beardslee This report was part of a national child custody project…

Islamic Marriage Contracts

Published by: Maha Alkhateeb This guide was developed as a resource for legal professionals and advocates working with Muslims, and…

Parent Coordination Services: A Guide for Policy Makers

Published by: Barbara Hart, Esq. This guide is designed to assist policymakers, courts and attorneys in deliberations and decision-making on…

Protecting Victims of Domestic Violence: A Law Enforcement Officer’s Guide

This guide for law enforcement provides guidance on the inter-jurisdictional enforcement of protection orders pursuant to the full faith and…

A Prosecutor’s Guide to Full Faith and Credit For Protection Orders: Protecting Victims of Domestic Violence

This guide for prosecutors provides information on enforcement of protection orders pursuant to the full faith and credit provision of…

Amicus Brief: Robertson v. Watson

Published by: Sandra Tibbetts Murphy In this case, the petitioner obtained a civil protection order, which the defendant later violated.…

Collaborating for Safety: Coordinating the Military and Civilian Response to Domestic Violence – Elements and Tools

Published by: Jane M. Sadusky Provides an overview of the processes used in the implementation of the OVW-funded Military-Civilian Coordinated…

Domestic Violence Advocates and the Unauthorized Practice of Law

Published by: Kristine Lizdas, Sandra Tibbetts Murphy This document is intended for both volunteer and paid staff of nongovernmental domestic…

Full Faith and Credit for Protection Orders: Advocate’s Guide

This pull-out pocket guide for law enforcement is a quick reference from the Law Enforcement Officer’s Guide to Enforcing Protection…

Full Faith & Credit: Enforcing Protection Orders Pocket Guide

This pull-out pocket guide for law enforcement is a quick reference from the Law Enforcement Officer’s Guide to Enforcing Protection…

Confidentiality: An Advocate’s Guide

Published by: Julie Kunce Field, Deb Goelman, Barbara Hart, Rebekah Lee, Sandra Tibbetts Murphy, Kim Tolhurst, Roberta Valente Confidentiality and…

How to Work With Survivors Regarding the Release of Personal Information

Violence Against Native Women: A Guide for Practitioner Action

This guide contains information on protection orders and Native American women and domestic and sexual violence. It provides specific information…

Pretrial Release Conditions in Domestic Violence Cases: Issues and Context

Published by: Jane Sadusky This paper examines the question of pretrial release, conditions in domestic violence cases, focusing on balance…

Domestic Violence and Probation

Published by: Fernando Mederos This article offers specialized management techniques that probation officers can use to monitor batterers and intervene…

Interstate Child Custody: A Practitioner’s Guide to the Indian Child Welfare Act

This tool provides a statutory summary of the Indian Child Welfare Act, 25 U.S.C §1901.

Custody Tool Series – Old PKPA

This tool provides a statutory summary and overview of the Parental Kidnapping Prevention Act, 28 U.S.C. §1738A, and significant provisions…