Finally NYS domestic violence law is going to cover date battery (before that was considered the same as if a stranger committed battery--not recognizing the intimate relationship).
To read more:
NEW YORK REGION July 10, 2008 Albany to Expand Domestic Violence Law to Include Dating Relationships By DANNY HAKIM The new law would make it possible for people in dating relationships, heterosexual or gay, to seek protection from abusers in family court.
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According to the article: "Assemblywoman Helene E. Weinstein, a Brooklyn Democrat who sponsored similar legislation in 1988 and in every legislative session since, but failed to find enough support in the Republican-led Senate until last month."
Kudos to Ms. Weinstein for perseverance.
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