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Having legal representation at divorce and child custody hearings is important in helping victims leave abusive and sometimes dangerous situations, said Margaret Cole, executive director of Wo/Men's Resource and Rape Assistance Program in Jackson.
By the way, the paper says it got its computer scoop when a civil liberties group (not identified by the paper), concerned about the project's potential for abusive intrusion, provided an NSC memo on the project.
Gladys Bunzy, who said she was in an abusive relationship with a boyfriend for eight years, said such a program is long overdue and could be a lifeline for those escaping violent relationships.
Is it really an abusive invasion of privacy for the law to insist that a governor not do that?
Kentucky officials say there is a virtual epidemic of abusive relationships in the state.