Pisgah Legal Managing Attorney Julia Horrocks shares information for survivors of abuse during COVID-19. The video includes filing a protective orders (at 1:49sec.), attending protective hearings and filing a continuance (at 3:17sec), custody and divorce (at 5:26sec) and child support…
Wednesday, February 19th, 2020 12 PM – 1:15 PM St. Philip’s Episcopal Church 256 East Main Street Brevard, NC 28712 Learn how local advocates are working together to keep our community safe from domestic abuse in Transylvania County. Join Pisgah…
A wide-ranging legislative package reforming sexual assault laws passed both chambers of the NC General Assembly unanimously today, with two elements closing decades-old legal loopholes on the definition of rape that set North Carolina apart. Pisgah Legal and community partners…
Last week, the General Assembly passed funding for the state’s recent laws to Raise the Age and for victim’s of domestic abuse, but Buncombe County was not among the counties to receive this additional funding. Pisgah Legal’s Managing Attorney Julia…
Join Pisgah Legal’s Managing Attorney Julia Horrocks and representatives from Helpmate, Our Voice and the Mountain Child Advocacy Center for a presentation and panel discussion on collaborating to keep our community safe from abuse. Lunch will be provided. Donations accepted….
Upcoming CLE: Legal Remedies for Domestic Violence Victims Details: Wed, August 9th, 8:30-1:15 at Roberts & Stevens, PA, 301 College Street, Suite 400, Asheville, 28801 The MAVL DV/Family Law Team and Pisgah Legal Services will host a CLE on…
“What researchers have learned from combat soldiers and football players and car-accident victims is only now making its way into the domestic-violence community: that the poor recall, the recanting, the changing details, along with other markers, like anxiety, hyper-vigilance, and…
In this newsletter, find out how having an attorney can make world of difference for a domestic violence survivor, where Pisgah Legal’s new locations are around WNC, recap fall events, and more!
Mainstay and Pisgah Legal Services present SING OUT! FOR JUSTICEA Celebration to Benefit The Henderson County Family Justice Center Featuring Emmy-Nominated Singer Kat Williams Thursday, October 1, 20155:30 PM at the Flat Rock Playhouse Downtown125 S. Main Street, Hendersonville Tickets:…
A new report says that providing free or subsidized legal representation to victims can reduce domestic violence and lower associated health care and legal costs. <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost overnight cialis.com/entry/simple-idea-could-reduce-domestic-violence_55a97c5fe4b0d2ded39f1e68?section=parents”>Get the full story from The Huffington Post…