The ICADV Legal Resource Project is a new project which is designed to help fill the legal needs of domestic violence victims in Indiana. The overall goal of this project is the development of a comprehensive legal advocacy and representation system that will assist victims of domestic violence throughout Indiana. A major component of this project is to provide centralized legal resources for domestic violence service providers, prosecutors, victims, legal aid centers, and others who assist domestic violence victims. The legal information and links found on this website are just one way of providing these resources.

Other legal resources and assistance may be found in the ICADV library or by contacting the staff attorney at ICADV.

The Legal Resource Project of the ICADV offers the following services:

• Legal technical assistance to providers, attorneys, government agencies and others who assist victims of domestic violence. Assistance may be accessed by e-mailing the Legal Director at ICADV or for technical assistance at kblomquist@violenceresource.org during business hours.
• Training on legal issues and Continuing Legal Education (CLE’s) may be offered (depending on the topic).
• Legal resources on domestic violence issues are available and are being increased. Printed materials are available through The Resource Center housed at ICADV. Other resources are listed on this Web site.
• Emergency representation (within time and distance constraints). Requests for this assistance should be by domestic violence service providers after carefully screening the client and evaluating the emergency level of the legal need.
• A collaboration and referral system between the Indiana Pro Bono Commission and ICADV (under development)
• A list of legal assistance providers and the assistance they offer is being developed and is now available for use in referring domestic violence victims in need of legal services.

The goals of the Legal Resource Project are:

• To provide legal technical assistance to domestic violence service providers, attorneys, and government agencies.
• To provide statewide training that focuses on specific domestic violence legal issues to service providers, attorneys, and others who interact with victims of domestic violence.
• To provide centralized legal resources for domestic violence service providers prosecutors, victims, legal aid centers, and others who assist domestic violence victims.
• To provide emergency legal assistance to low-income victims of domestic violence.
• To collaborate with the Indiana Pro Bono Commission to link domestic violence legal services with the 14 Pro Bono Committees in Indiana.
• To develop a network of pro bono attorneys with expertise in working with clients who have domestic violence legal issues.
• To provide assistance with the development of public policy initiatives that directly affect domestic violence victims.

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