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Wolovick Lisa F

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Combating domestic violence requires a collaborative effort among law enforcement, domestic violence advocates, and the courts, as well as public education and training of law enforcement personnel. The DVIA represents a comprehensive approach on the part of the Legislature, law enforcement and domestic violence advocates to criminalize domestic violence and provide for the safety of battered women. The DVIA also provides concurrent jurisdiction over family offenses, by providing battered women with access to the remedies from both Family and Criminal Courts. A battered woman may now elect to have her case heard in Family Court, which hears not only orders of protection but also issues of custody, visitation, child support, and violations of orders of protection, at the same time a criminal prosecution is being pursued. The new domestic violence legislation also provides Family Court judges with the discretion to transfer cases to the district attorney for prosecution
Child Custody and Visitation
Lisa Fischel-Wolovick is an attorney who has represented battered women for thirty years. She is the author of numerous publications including her recent book: Traumatic Divorce and Separation: The Impact of Domestic Violence and Substance Abuse in Custody and Divorce, published by Oxford University Press in 2018. She also helped to organize the first Criminal Court that specialized in domestic violence in New York State. Before becoming an attorney, she obtained her master’s in social work and worked in medical social work, which included advocacy and counseling for battered women. Ms. Fischel-Wolovick is currently teaching Family Violence,Child Maltreatment,and Psychology of a Victim at the City University of New York, at John Jay College’s graduate program in Forensic Psychology. She is on the Board of Directors and Co-President of the National Family Court Watch Project. Ms. Fischel-Wolovick is a frequent speaker on domestic violence, child custody, and trauma at national and international conferences. She has provided consultation and training for attorneys, mental health professionals, and the judiciary.
Premarital Agreement
Defendant claims that the 1986 prenuptial agreement should be set aside on the grounds, inter alia, that she did not understand it and was not given the opportunity to consult counsel before signing it. She also claims the agreement was the result of coercion and overreaching for a number of reasons, including plaintiff's threats to cancel the wedding, her lack of understanding of legal terminology, and the fact that it was presented to her just hours before the wedding. Plaintiff disputes these allegations and once again raises defenses of estoppel, laches, ratification and waiver.
Spousal Support

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Criminal Defense
Advocates in Family Court who represent battered women who are the target of a retaliatory criminal arrest should collaborate with the criminal defense attorneys. This communication is critical as the Civil Practice Laws and Rules utilized in Family Court allow for more extensive pre-trial discovery than the Criminal Procedure Laws. Further, any statements made in a Family Court proceeding may be introduced into evidence in the related criminal case. Therefore, discovery obtained in a civil proceeding that would normally not be admissible may inadvertently be made available in related criminal proceedings. To avoid unnecessary disclosure it may be preferable to wait until the criminal matter is resolved before initiating or proceeding with a Family Court custody or order of protection hearing.
Misdemeanors
1. The DVIA, which established mandatory arrests in domestic violence cases, requires the police to make warrantless arrests when a duly served order of protection has been violated or when probable cause exists to believe that either a felony or misdemeanor has been committed
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