Court Personnel And Domestic Violence Awareness

To comply with the federal "Keeping Children Safe From Family Violence Act" (federal act), the act requires courts that hear parental allocation proceedings involving domestic violence or child abuse, including child sexual abuse, to consider the admission of expert testimony and evidence if the expert demonstrates expertise and experience working with victims of domestic violence or child abuse. Courts are also required to consider evidence of past sexual or physical abuse committed by the accused party, any restraining orders against the accused party, arrests or convictions of the accused party, and any other documentation of abuse, such as letters to landlords to break leases or medical…