Last Update 12/17/2007

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This section offers basic information for advocates representing and working with survivors of domestic violence. Social workers, religious leaders and others may also find this information useful.
Overview of interim orders, protective orders, peace orders, and summary of federal laws.
Forms created by the Courts for self-represented individuals.
Flowchart showing the steps and timeframes for civil protective orders.
Flowchart of steps from abuse incident to disposition.
Brief review of provisions under Maryland state law for victims of violent crime including rape, sexual assault and domestic violence.
A checklist for attorneys considering tort liability issues in a domestic violence case
Materials including those used by the House of Ruth to train new attorneys, interns and volunteers
A brief overview of federal and state legal obligations of law enforcement including assessing lethality, liability for failure to enforce, seizing weapons, and cross jurisdiction enforcement.
 
Source:  Maryland Legal Assistance Network

Last date reviewed (no legal content) 7/18/03 (MLAN/AC)

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About this website. The Maryland State Law Library, a court-related agency of the Maryland Judiciary, sponsors this site. The website was developed (1999-2007) as part of an access to justice initiative by the Maryland Legal Assistance Network (MLAN) in collaboration with a number of legal services providers serving low and moderate income Marylanders.  In the absence of file-specific attribution or copyright, the Maryland State Law Library may hold the copyright to parts of this website. You are free to copy the information for your own use or for other non-commercial purposes with the following language “Source: Maryland's People’s Law Library – www.peoples-law.org. © Maryland State Law Library, 2007.”

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