As a party who has had a protective order entered against you, are you limited in your ability to own a firearm? If you live in Virginia, the answer is now yes. To [...]
At a time when our nation is increasingly concerned about the use of firearms by unstable persons, Virginia has enacted a new statute to reduce the risk of injury to domestic violence victims [...]
At the 15th annual Forum of the International Association of Collaborative Professionals (“IACP”) held in Vancouver on October 23rd to 26th, 2014, Mary Pence was one of the presenters of a workshop on [...]
If you have been served with a temporary domestic violence order, formally known as an ex parte Civil Protection Order, you have many considerations to weigh and some important decisions to make. By [...]
The statistics about domestic violence or abuse are shocking. One in four women will experience domestic violence in her lifetime. Every day in the U.S., three women are murdered by their husbands or [...]