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21 Feb '20
Adults are not the one only people who find themselves in abusive relationships. It can happen to teens too! February is Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month. According to the Centers for Disease Control, nearly one out of every 11 girls, and about one in every 15 high school students reported having experienced physical dating violence […]
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Effective June, 2017, the Kentucky legislature passed two new laws that help survivors of domestic violence, which, together, afford more protections for tenants with lease or rental agreements. One statute (KRS 383.300) sets out landlord-tenant type protections for a person who has obtained a valid emergency protective order, domestic violence order, interpersonal protective order, or […]
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Recently, a wife and mother was set to leave her husband and move with her three children into a new home. Her estranged husband was to help her move belongings out. The couple had problems, some of which had led to police calls, but no charges or arrests. Before she could move out, however, he […]
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For years, those who have lost loved ones to domestic violence by an ex-boyfriend or ex-girlfriend have sought to change the laws in Kentucky. Up until recently, only people who had been married, who had lived together, or had a child in common, could receive protection in a domestic emergency. Social Service agencies who work […]
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