I found the following course on the Florida Courts website. In it,Judge Alice Blackwell of Florida's 9th Circuit Court, educates fellow Florida Family Court judges on the effects of interpersonal* abuse on the economic stability of victims; why and what Family Court judges should do to promote economic stability of the victims.
https://www.flcourts.org/economic-security/story_html5.html
The course is short, yet very informative. Though it is directed at Family Court judges, there is a lot of useful information given that is helpful for domestic abuse victims who feel trapped in an abusive relationship by economic factors. I like that the Florida Court System is advocating to help domestic abuse victims and Judge Blackwell addresses why this is so very important for not only the victims, but also for the court system. Basically, if a victim can have economic stability they are less likely to remain under their abuser's control. With economic stability, they are less likely to return to their abuser.
I wish I had found this course before I filed my Injuction paperwork. I was not advised to request temporary child support and alimony because it was assumed that my husband would lose his job and that he would be in jail for months awaiting his trials**. Not only did he keep his job, he was paid the entire time he was in jail, and then he liquidated our joint accounts upon his release which was not months later but only a little over two weeks.
I'd love to get your feedback on this post and any questions or topics you'd like to see addressed in future posts. I have learned so much through this season already that mere weeks feel like month. There is so much I hope to share to encourage and educate others. I also welcome opportunties to learn.
Be Blessed! * Interpersonal Abuse includes intimate partner abuse, sexual abuse, stalking, dating violence, elder abuse, and the exploitation of vulnerable adults. It is not limited to physical acts. Emotional or psychological, sexual, economic and social abuse are acts of interpersonal abuse and violence. ** Trials, yes, plural. My husband was first arrested on 3 counts of domestic battery against myself and our two adult sons who were injured trying to defend me. The following week, he was re-arrested on a charge of 42 counts of violating the No Contact Order.
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The purpose for this blog is to be a beacon of hope to others trapped in abusive relationships and to educate others to recognize abuse that may be going on in the lives of people you know. There is real help available to domestic abuse victims, but sometimes it is hard to find and hard to take that necessary step to freedom. But there is a way out. I want to share all that I have learned so far on this journey into my new life as well as everything that I will continue to learn along the way.
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Psalm 22:24 "For he has not despised or abhorred the affliction of the afflicted, and he has not hidden his face from him, but has heard, when he cried to him."
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