Iowa

Domestic Violence

Legal Information

• Denying Housing to Survivors of Domestic Violence May Violate Fair Housing Laws

  It is hard enough for anyone to find decent affordable housing. Finding housing may be even harder for women who are survivors of domestic violence. Why would this be? Read More

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• How Can I Get a Civil Protection Order?

  A civil domestic abuse action is started by filing a petition with the Clerk of Court, asking for protection from domestic abuse. A victim can have an attorney file the petition for her. A domestic abuse victim can also file a petition herself, by using forms available from the Clerk of Court. Read More

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• How Immigration Laws Impact Immigrant Victims of Domestic Violence

  The Violence Against Women Act (“VAWA”) was passed. In 2000, Congress expanded VAWA’s and created two new kinds of visas for people who are neither immigrants nor citizens, and are victims of certain crimes of violence. Read More

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• Internet Safety

  There are hundreds of ways that computers record everything you do on the computer or Internet. Content Detail

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  National Network to End Domestic Violence

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• Questions and Answers About Domestic Abuse

  These common questions and answers about domestic abuse provide a summary of Iowa law. Read More

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• Questions & Answers About Protective Orders

  This resource explains the two kinds of protective orders. The first is a criminal no contact order, which is part of the criminal case for domestic abuse. The other kind of protective order is a civil protective order. Read More

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• Sexual Assault and Civil Legal Remedies

  Sexual assault can happen in many different ways. Rape is one form of sexual assault. There are many other forms that it may take. Here are questions and answers about civil legal remedies in this area of the law. Read More

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  Iowa Legal Aid

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• Should Criminal Charges Be Filed in Domestic Abuse Cases?

  Sometimes criminal charges are filed against an abuser by the police, under the mandatory arrest requirements of the Domestic Abuse Act. Other times, a victim must decide whether to contact law enforcement and file charges against her abuser. Some victims may be afraid to file criminal charges because they are afraid they will be hurt even more by the abuser. Victims of domestic abuse must decide what is safest for them in their own situations. Read More

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  Iowa Legal Aid

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• Teens: The Healthy Relationship Quiz

  Take the "Healthy Relationship Quiz" to find out if your relationship is as healthy as you deserve. Read More

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