The Pandemic and Intimate Partner Violence
Friday, January 22nd, 2021
“This pandemic has reinforced important truths: inequities related to social determinants of health are magnified during a crisis and sheltering in place does not inflict equivalent hardship on all people. Stay-at-home orders, intended to protect the public and prevent widespread infection, left many IPV victims trapped with their abusers”. New England Journal of Medicine – […]
Read More »What Foster and Adoptive Parents Should Know About Caring for Children Who Have Witnessed Domestic Violence
Wednesday, October 28th, 2020
A Hurt you Cannot See: In honor of Domestic Violence Awareness Month, Held Law Firm is highlighting the many issues that domestic violence causes with our clients and in the communities we serve. The impact of domestic violence in a home does not stop with the direct victims; it also impacts other people in the […]
Read More »Domestic Violence Awareness: A Conversation
Monday, October 26th, 2020
Talk about Advocating October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. On October 21, 2020 the YWCA Knoxville and Tennessee Valley featured a fantastic virtual event entitled – The Intersectionality Between Domestic Violence and Race: A Conversation. The guest, ZaKiya Bell-Rogers, is a board member for the YWCA in Asheville, NC and an advocate for empowering those […]
Read More »Signs of Domestic Abuse and How to Help
Thursday, October 15th, 2020
Signs of Domestic Abuse Your friend keeps cancelling visits with you. The boyfriend/girlfriend is ALWAYS around, and you cannot have time with your friend alone. You see unexplained bruises on your elderly mother or father. Your “besty” seems stressed but won’t tell you why. All of these signs may point to someone you care about […]
Read More »Fritts, Northcott Use Discretion to Discriminate
Monday, June 17th, 2019
Right now, Grayson Fritts and Craig Northcott are making headlines for choosing to discriminate (or advocating for worse) against the LGBTQ community. This is an abomination, but these ideas are not exactly news. Consider this: prior to 1989, Tennessee law labeled “sodomy” a crime against nature and declared it a felony. If convicted, you would go […]
Read More »Emergency Custody Petitions: What are they, and when do we need them?
Wednesday, May 1st, 2019
It has been said that evil wins when good people stand by and do nothing. This rings true in the realm of child custody as well. Unfortunately, children everywhere live in homes where they are abused or neglected. Luckily, Tennessee law provides a process for others to intervene and secure custody of those children. One […]
Read More »Children: Delinquent, Unruly, Neglected
Monday, April 15th, 2019
People across the state of Tennessee often find themselves struggling to provide the care that their children need. When parents are unable to provide that level of care for their children, for whatever reason, the state may step in. When this happens, the state classifies them as falling into three primary categories: delinquent, unruly or neglected […]
Read More »Domestic Violence Series: Financial support via an Order of Protection
Friday, March 29th, 2019
If you obtain an order of protection against someone you depend on financially, you have some options available to continue receiving financial support. The Tennessee statute that defines the scope of protective orders provides that the court may award financial support and possession of the residence to the petitioner. However, the focus of the hearing on the protective […]
Read More »Domestic Violence Series: Should I get an order of protection?
Friday, March 29th, 2019
.If you have been attacked, threatened, or otherwise put into fear by your partner or a member of your household, you may not know where to turn. You may be wondering: should I get an order of protection?Thankfully, in Tennessee, you have multiple options to deal with this situation should you ever face it. However, […]
Read More »Domestic Violence Series: What if my child witnesses domestic violence?
Thursday, March 28th, 2019
Most of us have a general idea of the effects of abuse on a child or teen, but what if a child witnesses domestic violence without being subjected to it directly? If a child witnesses the abuse of a family member, it can be difficult to know what to do for them. Courtney Brandon is […]
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