Resources

Links to resource topics:

Find your local crisis center in Virginia| Healing | Poems and Writings by Survivors | Legal Options |Planning for Safety |For Friends & Family | Children

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Legal Options

• How to Find an Attorney
• Legal Words You Might Need to Know
• Role of the Victim Advocate in Court
• The Commonwealth's Attorney and Victim Witness
• Office of the Magistrate
• Protective Orders
• Visitation Factors to Consider
• Batterered Immigrant Women and The Law
• Custody and Visitation
• Gathering Evidence for a Custody Trial
• Sex Offender Registry (Word document)

Virginia Judicial System's Assistance with Family Abuse Protective Orders
ICAN Program

I-Can is a computer program that asks questions and completes the correct court forms. The completed forms must be taken to the Court Services Unit that serves the appropriate Juvenile & Domestic Relations District Court.

For more information E-mail Hotline@vsdvalliance.org. E-mail is not a secure form of communication. To ensure confidentiality please call the Family Violence & Sexual Assault Hotline at 800.838.8238 (V/TTY).