Legal Support for Domestic Violence

Access Legal Advocacy & Protection Order Support

If you need assistance with a protection order due to intimate partner domestic violence, or if you are the listed victim in a criminal case and you need to speak to an advocate, please call 509-477-3656 الخيار #1. If advocates are not able to answer your call, please leave a detailed message including a safe way to contact you, so that a legal advocate can reach out to you within 1-2 business days.

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Access Civil Legal Services

Our team of attorneys and paralegals are able to provide assistance to help survivors of intimate partner domestic violence with legal issues related to family law matters (divorce, custody, child support, parentage and protection orders).

The best way to connect with our Civil Legal team is through our online intake form. If access to the internet is an issue, please contact our front desk at 509-326-1190 for assistance with filling out the online intake. We accept intakes Monday through Wednesday of each week in the order in which they are received. After your intake has been reviewed, the Civil Legal team will contact you on Thursday or Friday of the same week to schedule an appointment either in-person, over the phone, or virtually. Appointments usually take place the week after the intake is received. 

YWCA Spokane المدنية القانونية العميل المدخول
هل أنت ضحية للعنف المنزلي من قبل الشريك الحميم؟ *

معلومات العميل

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الطرف المعارض / معلومات الشريك الحميم

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معلومات الأطفال ، إن وجدت

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التركيبة السكانية

المعلومات التي تقدمها في هذا القسم هي للتقارير الإحصائية التي يتم استخدامها لتمويل مركز خدمة العنف المنزلي في YWCA Spokane. لن تؤثر إجاباتك على هذه الأسئلة في قدرتك على تلقي الخدمات.
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السياسات والإجراءات

I understand that an intake with an attorney/Limited License Legal Technician (LLLT) does not create an attorney/LLLT client relationship.

أنا أفهم أن مركز YWCA لخدمة العنف المنزلي (DVSC) لا يضمن التمثيل القانوني للعملاء.

I understand that information disclosed to DVSC attorneys/Limited License Legal Technicians is protected by the attorney-client privilege. DVSC will not disclose my private information without my consent except as set forth in this paragraph. I consent for DVSC to disclose my name, my eligibility for the program, legal issues and services provided to the U.S. Department of Justice or other entity auditing the use of grant funding for the Legal Assistance for Victims or other grant programs.

أفهم أن لدي حقوقًا بصفتي مستهلكًا لخدمات DVSC في السرية ، والمعاملة بكرامة واحترام ، وتقرير المصير ، وتقديم الخدمات ذات الصلة شخصيًا ، وعدم التمييز ، وتيسير الإعاقة ، وإنهاء الخدمات بمبادرة ذاتية في أي وقت.

What To Do When We Are Unable To Accept New Intakes

In the event that we are unable to accept new intakes, please contact Northwest Justice Project by calling 1-888-201-1014 on weekdays between 9:15 am – 12:15 pm or applying for their legal assistance online هنا. If you are currently working with a YWCA advocate, you may request that they provide a direct referral to Northwest Justice Project for you.

What Is Domestic Violence?

At YWCA Spokane, we focus on supporting survivors of intimate partner domestic violence and their children. We know that domestic violence can mean different things to different people. At YWCA Spokane, we view intimate partner domestic violence as any situation where one partner in an intimate relationship tries to maintain power and control over the other person. We view the survivor as the person who the controlling behavior is aimed at. Our services are for people who are directly impacted by intimate partner domestic violence and their children.

في كثير من الأحيان ، من الصعب تحديد أشكال مختلفة من الإساءة ، لا سيما عندما تكون غير مباشرة أو ليست واضحة مثل العنف الجسدي و / أو الجنسي. عجلة التحكم والتحكم التابعة لـ YWCA يُعد الرسم البياني أداة مفيدة بشكل خاص في فهم النمط العام للسلوكيات العنيفة والمسيئة التي تُستخدم لتأسيس السيطرة على الشريك والحفاظ عليه.

Legal Definition of Domestic Violence

The legal definition of domestic violence includes:

    • الأذى الجسدي أو الأذى الجسدي أو الاعتداء
    • Creating a fear that physical harm, bodily injury, or assault will happen
    • اعتداء جنسي
    • Nonconsensual sexual conduct
    • Nonconsensual sexual penetration
    • Coercive control
    • Unlawful harassment
    • المطاردة

You can read more about the meaning of the legal definition of domestic violence هنا.

أوامر الحماية

An Order of Protection, often called a Protection Order, is a civil order that, when violated, allows police to arrest the person who has been abusive. It is important to note, not all violations result in an arrest. Each person is responsible for reporting violations experienced. Order of Protection options:

  • Superior Court Protection Order Forms: For survivors who are married, have children in common, living together, either party is under the age of 16 and filing for their own protection order, involved in a felony case, or are filing on behalf of a vulnerable adult.
  • District Court Protection Order Forms: For survivors who are currently in or were in a dating relationship and are not living together now, do not have children together, and are not married.

Explore our list of frequently asked questions to learn more. You can also reach out to our legal advocates by calling 509-477-3656 الخيار #1.

المناصرة القانونية

Our legal advocates can help survivors of intimate-partner domestic violence by answering many questions about the civil or criminal court processes. If you need formal legal protection from your partners’ abuse, advocates can help you apply for a Civil Order for Protection to prevent your partner from directly or indirectly contacting, harassing, stalking or abusing you in any way.

إذا تم اتهام شريكك بارتكاب جريمة عنف منزلي ، فقد تحتاج إلى دعم من خلال إجراءات المحكمة. يمكن لمحامينا القانونيين الوصول إلى معلومات حول قضية شريكك ، والإفراج المعلق ، وشروط الكفالة ، والمواصفات الخاصة بأوامر عدم الاتصال والمسائل الأخرى المتعلقة بالمحكمة.

قد يكون التنقل في النظام القانوني والمحاكم أمرًا مربكًا. غالبًا ما تكون المصطلحات القانونية والعمليات والقوانين الفيدرالية / الخاصة بالولاية / البلدية مربكة ومحبطة. انظر لدينا دليل سريع لخدمات المرافعة القانونية for help. For support, you can contact our legal advocates by calling 509-477-3656 الخيار #1.

Our Legal Advocates do not handle matters of family law.

 

Call 509-477-3656 option #1 to reach a YWCA Spokane Legal Advocate.

If you are in need of immediate assistance, please call our 24/7 helpline at 509-326-CALL (2255).

Additional Services

Curious about additional services at YWCA Spokane? Check out our regularly updated list of services available هنا.