Virginia

Domestic and Sexual Violence

Know Your Rights

• Directory of Sexual and Domestic Violence Agencies in Virginia

  Use this link to find the local accredited domestic and sexual violence program in your area. Content Detail

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  Virginia Sexual and Domestic Violence Action Alliance

• Domestic Violence and Protective Orders

  Domestic violence (also called family violence) is a pattern of behavior and a method of control which results in physical injury or places one in reasonable apprehension of serious bodily injury and which is committed by a person against such person’s family or household member. One person dominates other household members by violence and/or psychological abuse. Content Detail

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  Virginia Legal Aid Society, Inc.

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  Spanish / Español

• Virginia’s Early Lease Termination Law for Domestic and Sexual Violence Victims

  Virginia’s new early lease termination law provides certain victims of family abuse, sexual abuse and sexual assault the right to terminate their residential leases. Content Detail

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  Virginia Poverty Law Center

• Understanding Protective Orders in Richmond, VA

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  By:

  Virginia Commonwealth University

• Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault in Later Life: A Resource Manual For Central Virginia

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  Central Virginia Task Force on Older Battered Women Project, Virginia Center on Aging, Virginia Commonwealth University

• Family Abuse Protective Orders

  This article contains information regarding your rights to protective orders when you have a family or household member relationship to the person who is hurting you. Content Detail

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  Central Virginia Legal Aid Society, Inc.

• Protective Orders

  This article contains information regarding your rights to protective orders- whether or not you have a family or household member relationship to the person who is hurting you. Content Detail

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  Central Virginia Legal Aid Society, Inc.

• Questions Victims of Domestic Violence Often Have

  This articles answers questions about your rights if you are a victim of domestic violence. Content Detail

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  Central Virginia Legal Aid Society, Inc.

• Understanding Your Domestic Relations Rights in Virginia

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  Metropolitan Richmond Women's Bar Association

• I-CAN Virginia

  I-CAN!? is a free online program that will help you fill out the forms you will need to petition for a Family Abuse Protective Order. I-CAN!? will also print instructions to tell you what to do with your forms, and how the court process works. Read More