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Lawyers Manual - Unified Court System

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Contents xi<br />

20. Helping Immigrant Victims of Domestic Violence<br />

Access Federal and State Public Benefits<br />

by Barbara Weiner. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355<br />

Immigrant Benefits Eligibility Rules in General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355<br />

The “Battered Qualified Immigrant” Eligibility Category . . . . . . . . 357<br />

Permanently Residing Under Color of Law (PRUCOL) . . . . . . . . . . 361<br />

The Benefits Rights of Undocumented Immigrants<br />

and Their Families . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 362<br />

Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 364<br />

21. From Sex Trafficking to FGM: Emerging Issues Confronting Advocates<br />

for Immigrant Battered Women<br />

by Dorchen A. Leidholdt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 369<br />

Trafficking and Prostitution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 370<br />

Internet Marriages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 373<br />

Early Marriage and Forced Marriage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 375<br />

Honor Killing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 376<br />

Female Genital Mutilation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 377<br />

Conclusion. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 379<br />

Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 380<br />

22. Advocating for Youth in Domestic Violence Proceedings<br />

by Stephanie Nilva and Kristine Herman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 385<br />

Impact of Relationship Abuse Among Youth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 386<br />

Challenges to Representing Youth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 386<br />

Advocacy Tips. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 388<br />

Justice <strong>System</strong> Response. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 391<br />

Safety Planning with Young Clients . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 396<br />

Conclusion. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 397<br />

Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 399<br />

23. Domestic Violence in the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual,<br />

and Transgender Communities<br />

by Sharon Stapel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 401<br />

Defining LGBT Domestic and Intimate Partner Violence . . . . . . . . . 402

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