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Divorce and the Undocumented Spouse

<b><I>Divorcing Women Immigrants and VAWA; Part Two of a Two-Part Article</I></b><p>The Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) includes a procedure that gives legal status to immigrants who were abused by their U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident spouse, who often use the immigration law as a cudgel of power and control.

10 minute read September 02, 2017 at 12:02 AM
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Laurie J. Woog
Divorce and the Undocumented Spouse

Last month, we introduced a hypothetical client named Elena, who had recently started divorce proceedings against her husband, but who soon began dragging her feet.

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