RELIEF FOR VICTIMS OF INTRA-FAMILY ASSAULTS - THE PENNSYLVANIA PROTECTION FROM ABUSE ACT

• NCJ Number: 42743
• Journal: Dickinson Law Review Volume: 81 Issue: 4 Dated: (SUMMER 1977) Pages: 815-822
• Author(s): B H SCHICKLING
• Date Published: 1977
• Length: 8 pages
• Corporate Author: Dickinson School of Law
• Publication Format: Article
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

THIS NOTE DISCUSSES THE PENNSYLVANIA LAW WHICH PROVIDES ACCESS TO A CIVIL PROCEEDING FOR IMMEDIATE PROTECTION FROM ABUSE BY PERSONS LIVING IN THE SAME HOUSEHOLD AND MAKES AVAILABLE VARIOUS FORMS OF RELIEF.

Abstract

BASIC PROVISIONS OF THE PENNSYLVANIA PROTECTION FROM ABUSE ACT ARE EXAMINED AND SUGGESTIONS FOR IMPROVEMENT ARE PROPOSED....EB