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Law Practice

Oct. 16, 2008

Battered Men Should Have Equal Access to Programs, Court Says

The state can't exclude abused men from government-funded domestic violence programs, a state appellate court ruled Tuesday.

By Laura Ernde
Daily Journal Staff Writer

The state can't exclude abused men from government-funded domestic violence programs, a state appellate court ruled Tuesday.

An attorney who's been working pro bono to get battered men equal access to treatment programs said he felt vindicated by the 3rd District Court of Appeal's ruling.

"If men don't get the help they need, their children are hurt," said Marc Angelucci of the Men's Law Center in ...

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