Apr 6, 2017 | Families, LGBTQ
We just won justice for our client Rachelle Black! This morning, the Washington Supreme Court unanimously stood with Rachelle and affirmed what we believed all along: that the trial court disfavored Rachelle because of her sexual orientation. You may remember...
Feb 22, 2017 | Families, Gender-Based Violence
When a parent asks the court for a protection order to keep their children safe, the court might refuse to include all of the children. Can you believe that?? This is exactly what happened to Jose, who asked the court for a protection order to limit his...
Jan 6, 2017 | Families, Gender-Based Violence
You know that Legal Voice works in Olympia to pass strong laws to help protect domestic violence survivors. But creating those laws is only the first step. We also monitor Washington courts to ensure those laws are actually being followed. In Maresa’s case, the...
Sep 7, 2016 | Families, LGBTQ
For two years, Legal Voice has advocated for Rachelle Black, a mother of three who filed for divorce from her husband after realizing that she is a lesbian. The court in her divorce case not only gave primary custody of the children to the father—despite the fact that...
Aug 31, 2016 | Families, Gender-Based Violence
Washington State’s Parenting Act helps protect domestic violence survivors and ensure a safe and healthy upbringing for their children by requiring certain restrictions on the abusive parent. When courts fail to impose those restrictions, they put survivors and their...
