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What’s New at WomensLaw?

WomensLaw staff is constantly updating the “plain language” legal information and resources on WomensLaw.org. In addition to making sure that the existing information is up-to-date, staff also adds new information on a regular basis.

What’s new:

  • October 2022

    Based on amendments to Minnesota laws, we did the following:

    • Updated How will a judge make a decision about custody? in our Minnesota Custody page to include a child’s developmental disability as a factor that judges will consider when evaluating the child’s best interests.
    • Updated Can a minor get a harassment restraining order? in our Minnesota Harassment Restraining Orders page to explain how a minor can prove that s/he is emancipated for the purposes of filing a petition on his/her own, even without a legal order of emancipation.
    • Updated two questions in our Minnesota Housing Laws section and one question in our Minnesota Orders for Protection section to add sexual extortion as a qualifying crime for protection under those laws. (These changes went into effect in September 2021; we regret the delay in adding them.)

    We also added the crime of sexual extortion to our Minnesota Crimes page and Selected Minnesota Statutes page.

  • August 2022

    We added one legal clinic to our New Hampshire Legal Assistance page in English and Spanish.

  • August 2022

    We added two legal clinics to our Nebraska Legal Assistance page in English and Spanish.

  • August 2022

    We added Northcutt Legal Clinic to our Mississippi Legal Assistance page and added two resources to our Mississippi Local Programs page, all in English and Spanish.

  • August 2022

    We added one new organization to our Maine Legal Assistance page and updated one resource on our Maine Lawyer Referral Services page, all in English and Spanish.

For more information, visit WomensLaw.org.