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Art. 1564 Purpose

Title XV, Chapter 8: Domestic Abuse Assistance

The purpose of this Chapter is to recognize and address the complex legal and social problems created by domestic violence and to provide a civil remedy in the juvenile courts for domestic violence in homes in which children reside which will afford the victim immediate and easily accessible protection.

Amendment history: Acts 1991, No. 235, §15, eff. Jan. 1, 1992.