Missouri proposes new protections for domestic abuse victims

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(AP) – Missouri lawmakers are pushing legislation that
would make it harder for judges to require domestic violence victims to disclose
confidential addresses.

House and Senate leadership announced Wednesday that they would push an
amendment to allow the secretary of state to intervene if a court wanted to
require a person protected under a state program to release a confidential
address.

The state’s Safe at Home program is intended to protect the addresses of
victims of domestic or sexual assault by routing mail through an address
provided by the secretary of state’s office.

A St. Louis County judge recently ordered a woman participating in the program
to disclose her home address during a divorce proceeding. The judge said the
program’s application didn’t have a sworn statement required by state law.


   

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