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 Option #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. 

>>> The Intake Form is currently closed and will reopen on Monday at 9 AM.<<<

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 Hier. 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.

Häufig ist es schwierig, verschiedene Formen von Missbrauch zu identifizieren, insbesondere wenn sie indirekt oder nicht so offensichtlich sind wie körperliche und/oder sexuelle Gewalt. YWCA Power- und Kontrollrad Diagramm ist ein besonders hilfreiches Werkzeug, um das Gesamtmuster von missbräuchlichem und gewalttätigem Verhalten zu verstehen, das verwendet wird, um die Kontrolle über einen Partner zu erlangen und zu behalten.

Legal Definition of Domestic Violence

The legal definition of domestic violence includes:

    • Körperverletzung, Körperverletzung oder Körperverletzung
    • Creating a fear that physical harm, bodily injury, or assault will happen
    • Sexuelle Übergriffe
    • Nonconsensual sexual conduct
    • Nonconsensual sexual penetration
    • Coercive control
    • Unlawful harassment
    • Stalking

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

Schutzbefehle

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 Option #1.

Rechtsbeistand

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.

Wenn Ihr Partner wegen häuslicher Gewalt angeklagt wurde, benötigen Sie möglicherweise Unterstützung durch das Gerichtsverfahren. Unsere Rechtsanwälte können auf Informationen über den Fall Ihres Partners, eine bevorstehende Freilassung, Kautionsbedingungen, die Spezifikationen zu kontaktlosen Anordnungen und andere gerichtsbezogene Angelegenheiten zugreifen.

Die Navigation durch das Rechtssystem und die Gerichte kann überwältigend sein. Rechtliche Begriffe, Prozesse und Bundes-/Landes-/Gemeindegesetze sind oft verwirrend und frustrierend. Siehe unsere Kurzanleitung für Rechtsberatungsdienste for help. For support, you can contact our legal advocates by calling 509-477-3656 Option #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 Hier.