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Council to vote on program to provide legal representation in divorces for income‑eligible survivors of domestic and gender‑based violence

5785191 · September 12, 2025
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Intro 1175‑a would require the Office to End Domestic and Gender‑Based Violence to create a program offering brief legal help and full legal representation in divorce proceedings for income‑eligible survivors. The council allocated $1.3 million in FY26 for the initiative, sponsors said.

Council Member Julie Menon presented Intro 1175‑a, which would require the Office to End Domestic and Gender‑Based Violence to establish a program providing income‑eligible survivors of domestic and gender‑based violence with both brief legal…

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