Legal Opinion
V.C. v. H.C.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided May 4, 1999PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Ellerxn, P. J.
At issue on this appeal is whether the Family Court, having found that a victim of domestic violence who has fled the marital home for her safety is entitled to an order of protection, should also have provided a remedy that could restore the victim to her home and exclude her abusers instead of leaving the home in the sole possession of the abusers.
On January 3, 1995, petitioner, a middle-aged deaf woman, filed petitions for orders of protection, alleging that she had fled her home in December 1994 because of escalating violence and abuse by her husband and…
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