YOUNG STEVE 11/18/2011 For Educational Use Only PROVIDING LEGAL PROTECTION FOR BATTERED..., 21 Hofstra L. Rev. 801 © 2011 Thomson Reuters. No claim to original U.S. Government Works. 1 21 Hofstra L. Rev. 801 Hofstra Law Review Summer 1993 Symposium on Domestic Violence PROVIDING LEGAL PROTECTION FOR BATTERED WOMEN: AN ANALYSIS OF STATE STATUTES AND CASE LAW Catherine F. Kleina Leslye E. Orloffaa Copyright (c) 1993 Hofstra Law Review Association; Catherine F. Klein, Leslye E. Orloff Contents Introduction 807 I. Civil Protection Orders 811 A. Nature of Relationship Between Parties for Which Protection Orders Are Available 814 1. Spouses and Former Spouses 814 2. Family Members (Parents, Siblings, Aunts, Uncles, Grandparents, and In-Laws) 816 3. Children 820 4. Parents of a Child in Common 824 5. Unmarried Persons of Different Genders Living as Spouses 829 6. Intimate Partners of the Same Gender 832 7. Dating Relationships 835 8. Persons Offering Refuge 837 9. Other Persons Covered 838 B. Who May File For Protection Under Civil Protection Order Statutes 842 1. Abused Party 842 2. Adults Authorized To File Civil Protection Order Petitions on Behalf of Other Adults, Children, and Incapacitated Persons 846 C. Conduct Sufficient to Support Issuance of a Civil Protection Order 848 1. Criminal Acts 849 2. Sexual Assault and Marital Rape 854 3. Interference with Personal Liberty 858 4. Threats 859 5. Attempts To Harm 864 6. Harassing Behaviors 866 7. Emotional Abuse 869 8. Damage to Property 873 9. Stalking 874 D. Jurisdiction and Venue/Choice of Forum 876 1. Subject Matter and Personal Jurisdiction 876 2. Service of Process 877 3. Jurisdiction on Federal Land 880 4. Conflicts Between Civil Protection Orders and Other Family Court Orders 881 5. Requiring Petitioner to Notify Court of Other Pending Actions 892 a. Conflicts of Law 893 6. Venue 893 7. Election of Remedies 895