What's the Hold-Up? Making the Case for Lifetime Orders of Protection in New York State

Authors

Jennifer Rios, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law

Abstract

The note advocates for the implementation of lifetime or extended orders of protection in New York State to better safeguard domestic violence victims. It highlights the limitations of the current legal framework, which requires victims to repeatedly seek renewals of protective orders, and argues that longer or indefinite orders would reduce trauma and enhance safety. The analysis draws on comparative examples from states like New Jersey and California to support its proposal for stronger legal measures.

Disciplines

Courts | Law | Legal Remedies

Recommended Citation

Jennifer Rios, What's the Hold-Up? Making the Case for Lifetime Orders of Protection in New York State, 12 Cardozo J. Equal Rts. & Soc. Just. 709 (2006).
Available at: https://larc.cardozo.yu.edu/cardozoersj/vol12/iss2/9