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Rhode Island Opens Window to Civil Courts for Child Victims of Sexual Abuse

Rhode Island has joined more than two dozen other states that have enacted laws expanding access to civil courts for child victims of sexual abuse. Governor Dan McKee signed legisl...

Missouri’s New Child Safety Laws: Harper, Evans, Hilbrenner & Netemeyer Provides Legal Roadmap for Local Families

""We want our community to know that the law is changing to protect them. These new rules give survivors more time to speak their truth and find a path toward justice." - Jill Harp...

N.Y. lawmakers pass stronger penalties for sex trafficking of minors in New York

The Victims Protection and Child Sex Buyer Accountability Act has passed both chambers.

Taiwan extends statute of limitations for reporting child sexual assault

Sexual Abuse in Foster Care: When DCFS Fails to Protect Youth 

Teens and children in foster care and group home settings deserve safety, protection, and adequate care. When a child enters foster care, the state is responsible for making sure t...

Do Only Dead Children Have Standing to Claim Legal Malpractice?

An extrememly disturbing death of a four-year old is the setting for reevaluation of the quasi-judicial immunity of attorneys for the child/law guardians. Changes in the law and ch...

Sexual abuse survivor campaigns to enact 'Simon's Law'

Simon Byrne, a survivor of childhood sexual abuse, said he was devastated after his abuser was declared mentally unfit to stand trial.

Family Court reforms passed by lawmakers

Years of legislative debate over the role state judges should play in granting custody rights during cases of alleged abuse may finally be over after the legislature passed a b...

Recent Amendments Allow Increased Redress for Victims of Gender-Motivated Violence in New York City

Activist Wins 10-Year Battle to Ensure That Child Abuse Is Considered Above All Else in NY Custody Trials

New legislation that will compel New York judges to consider domestic violence or child abuse charges and risks—above all else—in child custody decisions, could soon become law. Re...

Legal changes will ease prosecution of people who fail to report child abuse

The law changes the statute of limitations for people like teachers who are required to report any abuse they suspect. The post Legal changes will ease prosecution of people who fa...

Family's attorney, Plattsburgh YMCA board call for accountability after child care abuse allegations surface

"It's difficult to talk about because it's so horrific," Stengel said. "What happened to my client's family is a parent's worst nightmare."

Fate of Kyra’s Law lies in Hochul’s hands a decade after 2-year-old’s murder

It is intended to ensure that a child’s safety well being is top priority in child custody and visitation cases.

$4-billion sex abuse case in limbo: Victims 'will die before they get paid,' attorney warns

People who claim they were abused in L.A. juvenile halls are pushing to receive payouts from a $4-billion settlement. The county D.A. says money should not be distributed until an...

Birth mother plans to sue Suffolk County, school district over 7-year-old girl's alleged abuse death

The birth mother of a 7-year-old Long Island girl who died after allegedly suffering months of abuse plans to sue Suffolk County, claiming officials ignored repeated warning signs...

Child sexual abuse civil suit bill stalled after 36-year senator's final amendment passes

Delaware Senate Pro Tempore David Sokola's 36 years of regular General Assembly sessions ended with him helping to derail a bill connected to child sexual abuse victims.

‘Cherry-picked’ crimes: call for legal reforms to cover long-term child sexual abuse

While most Hong Kong children find sanctuary at home, Bobo* spent her primary and secondary school years constantly on high alert, always looking for a new place to hide in her fla...

POCSO Act applicable when victim of commercial sex trafficking is minor: SC

New Delhi: The Supreme Court has ruled that cases involving the trafficking of children for Commercial Sexual Exploitation (CSE) may be prosecuted under the Protection of Children...

Repeated Psychological Evaluation of Child Victims May Cause Re-Traumatisation: Supreme Court

Child-centric adjudication requires courts to safeguard emotional stability, dignity, and mental health throughout legal proceedings.

Insurance gap shields Maryland school board from pre-1971 abuse claims

Lawmakers lifted the time limit on abuse claims - but forgot one crucial detail

Committee of abuse survivors: 'The Diocese of Buffalo is finally being held accountable'

The committee has been working on behalf of the nearly 900 victims in the Diocese of Buffalo Chapter 11 Bankruptcy case.

South Carolina’s Audit Obligations Under the Age-Appropriate Design Code Act

Juvenile Disclosure in the Digital Age: Meeting New Jersey’s “Specific and Extraordinary Harm” Burden

A long-standing, but rarely litigated, provision of New Jersey’s Code of Juvenile Justice, N.J.S.A. 2A:4A-60(f), creates a mandatory presumption of public disclosure in certain juv...

Act 792 Amendment Bill seeks to extend coverage to child sexual offences committed abroad

KUALA LUMPUR, June 24 — The Bill to amend the Sexual Offences Against Children Act 2017 (Act 792) seeks to extend...