we were seperated due to domestic violence and he filed for divorce in another county how can i establish support orders without paying for an attorney. i have custody and have no court dates yet.

I am going through a tough custody battle where domestic violence is involved, and I cannot find help anywhere. Is there a place besides legal aid that you can find a lawyer that will do pro-bono work? I can explain further if needed for finding a lawyer purpose. (I am in Michigan)
I forgot to add that I have already contacted legal aid and they said that they do not have any resources at this time.

Can a domestic violence arrest and charge have an affect on a child custody case, if it was a step parent who was in violation? Can a parent lose custody if he/she refused to testify against this person even if there is a record of this happening?
It was the step father against the mother of her children by her ex husband. Sorry I wasn’t clear.

Although the Am Bar Assoc estimates that as much as 50% of couples using FAmily Court had violence (and there are higher estimates), this politician seems to believe it is a "gimmick" used to get a better deal.

In fact, many battered women (suffering from PTSD, depression, nervousness, appear "unfriendly" according to "friendly parent" policies) lose custody to batterers (appear in control, charming even). See The Leadership Council on Child Abuse and Stop Family Violence for info on this topic.

How can this politican get away with stating this?

This article states:
"A town official’s comment that many women use domestic violence claims as a "gimmick" during divorce has angered supporters of a group that helps abuse victims.

The Conway Board of Selectmen voted 4-1 against ,500 in town funding for Starting Point, which offers a hot line, shelter, support groups and advocacy services for people who have suffered domestic or sexual abuse."

"Dickinson said he was sorry he upset some people.

"Hell hath no fury like a woman’s scorn," he said.

But he said those who took offense should harness their energy and show up at a deliberative session March 2 to overrule the board’s Wednesday recommendation.

"They shouldn’t be running around gnashing their teeth. They’re wasting time," he said. "They should try and take advantage of this thing. But I don’t want to talk to a group of 20 raging women individually. I want to talk to a group of women who seriously want to get the appropriation increased."

Voters will make the final decision on the proposed funding in April."

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/N/NH_DOMESTIC_VIOLENCE_GIMMICK_NHOL-?SITE=NHMAL&SECTION=STATE&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT

Doodle – in fact, fear is the biggest predictor of a woman’s (IPV) murder….so obviously, we do not take her sense of fear seriously b/c we do not prevent 1500 women a year from being killed.

I use credible stats from WHO, CDC, DOJ, etc. and understand that women, in fact, are more often the victim than the victimizer and actively seek solutions to this problem. These organizations dont just use "self reports" – they use surveys, crime data, shelter use, etc. Thanks for sharing, but I prefer credible stats from credible sources.

I am doing a report and I want to know if counseling is good for people in domestic violence relationships.

i am recently going to be divorced which i am real happy about wont bad mouth my ex but…we have three small boys together ,he was incarcerated for domestic violence and served a year,he was recently released june 27,06 and has made no attempt to contact the boys and they know he is out .what do i say to them when they ask why?????

Has anyone had a better marriage after counseling? He has anger issues, domestic violence and had an affair for 4 yrs.! Counseling is the last try to saving the marriage, but I just don’t see it happening w/o both in counseling…….

i recently filed for divorce in Nj but before doing so i had petitioned the court with issues under domestic violence docket, now they want to consolidate all issues and be heard under the new divorce docket. I am filing a show cause order and i don’t want to use my attorney for this simple form and motion. PLEASE HELP!

I m married to a us citizen back home (africa). and immigration asked to come live with here as a conditional non immigrant resident. I ve file for a divorce, to avoid domestic violence. she refuse to renew my working permit and asked the court for a temporary child support. My working permit has been suspended for the last 8 years, and just come out from prison for not paying my child sup.

Two days after my husband returned home from his 1st & only tour to Kuwait he began punching me which caused me to bite his hand in self defense that led to a car chase the next day where a minor accident happened at his fault that left me being arrested no ?s asked for assault with a vehicle & domestic violence (the bite from 2nites b4) ALL because he trowed around that he just returned home from deployment.. Y in jail he broke n2 the hm & robbed me (with the key he stole from my car at the wreck while the cops let him in my car than he disappeared for 6 months took any money we had causing me to lose everything!!! During his deployment he cheated trough internet sending complete strangers (girls) thousands of dollars & sense than he has a child due in February 2011 i have graciously packed ALL of his things & had them returned to him however ive tried making contact with his unit to find him for a divorce and or help but they’ve seen nothing of him sense they returned home idk if hes awol or whatever but he seems to have all these laws protecting him yet im the one thats held responsible for everything.. Also in the middle of packing his things i find paper work stating the reason he wasnt allowed in the army branch was he had a juvenile charge at age 12/13 on 2 counts of child molestation on a 2 & 3 year old the national guard doesnt look as hard as the army so i was unaware what i was allowing in my home. Sad to say but he was accused of crossing lines by my own daughter in church she tried reporting it but to much time had passed & the touching wasnt considered savier enough with time passed (although we did remove him from our hm at that time).. We were never aware he was this person till it was to late.. im sorry this got so long & thank you for your time.. Is there any help out there the guard has none to offer & ive been everywhere & tried everything.. All i want is a divorce from him but he has made it to where i dnt have the means possible. Can i divorce him without it costing anything is there any help for me? I did tell the judge all this & showed what proof i could he ordered me to divorce him & get away from him for my own saftey & good, than he would trow it out of court however he left out how im spose to do this.. He will met me to sign papers but want help onthe cost. Again Thank You for Your Time & Help…