Debt, danger or a decade of fighting: how a lack of legal services leaves DV victims with dire choices | Domestic violence
Tens of thousands of women fleeing family violence are unable to get legal assistance each year, forcing them to represent themselves in court, incur huge debts to pay legal fees, agree to unfair parenting and child support arrangements, or stay in the abusive relationships. Women fleeing domestic violence say their ex-partners can use the family…