Apparently our state has a program for secret mailing addresses. From what I gather, victim advocates can set up a mailing address at a state govt building and from there it'll get forwarded on. I think the plan is to use that for official documents for the foreseeable future.
There is a restraining order, active court cases, bail, all that stuff. The victim is packed up and moving out of their shared apartment today to a neutral location. I guess what I meant by that is that we are in a rural area. Police response time to a 911 call is regularly 45+ minutes. A violent spouse can do a lot of things in 45 minutes. Best to avoid that entirely.
I'm reasonably sure that the victim's physical security will be assured as of this evening. I'm looking forward, trying to think ahead of any ways (technical or not) that the abuser could use to find their new location.
From what I gather, all relatives are on board with the victim leaving. Point taken, though.
The victim packed up their apartment and left today with a U-Haul and is en route to a neutral location that the abuser doesn't know of. Only the victim's parents (and me) know where they are.
Everyone I talk to says the same thing- people are the weakest link. There's something to that for sure.
Hi HN,Long time member here posting with a throwaway for obvious reasons.A family friend has recently come under attack from their spouse. Daily, brutal beatings in front of small children that make your blood turn cold.The victim has been going the legal route for months now and has the police actively engaged. But, as we both know, the police are there after the fact and aren't able to really...