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Domestic Violence and No-Contact Orders

By Aaron

Nina Shapiro, a reporter at Seattle Weekly has written a very insightful article regarding domestic violence at Seattle Municipal Courts. Ms. Shapiro has consistently examined numerous areas of the Washington State Judicial system with a careful eye. Having dealt with Domestic Violence cases in our practice, this was a look at some of the issues that are rarely raised in a public forum, given the emotionally charged nature of these cases.How the Cops and Courts Turn Abused Spouses Into Voiceless VictimsThe ?enlightened? approach to domestic abuse has left women passive and powerless.Andrea Rich-Bell waits anxiously in a hallway of Seattle Municipal Court, her heavily pregnant frame wrapped in a bulky black jacket. She's due to give birth in three weeks, but the baby feels like it might drop any minute...continue to full post

Full post as published by Washington State Criminal Defense on November 01, 2007 (boomark / email).