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44 Colum. J. Gender & L. 1 (2023-2024)

handle is hein.journals/coljgl44 and id is 1 raw text is: COLUMBIA JOURNAL OF GENDER & LAW JUSTICE FOR SURVIVORS OF INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE CONFERENCE REPORT EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Domestic violence survivors seeking justice and safety in New York State's family and supreme courts often encounter a deeply flawed, poorly functioning system that exposes them and their children to further harm.' On October 13 and 14, 2022, a coalition of leading nonprofit agencies that serve and advocate for survivors2 convened a conference in New York City to address these systemic inequities and identify meaningful solutions.3 During the conference, Justice for Survivors of-Intimate Partner Violence: Transforming an Inequitable Family Law System, attorneys, scholars, survivor leaders, members of the judiciary, social service professionals, psychologists and advocates identified key 1 This Report was prepared by members of the Family Law Roundtable (see infra note 3), including Jennifer Friedman, Senior Program Director, Bronx, Manhattan and Queens Family Law Project & Policy at Sanctuary for Families, and Jennifer Barry, Legal Volunteer, Sanctuary for Families, with support from Simpson, Thatcher & Bartlett LLP, including Susan Cordero, Deputy Pro Bono Counsel and Nora Hood, J. Carr Gamble, and Kelly Johnson, Associates, and Proskauer Rose LLP (Proskauer), including William C. Silverman, Partner, and Lauren Altus, Alisha Bruce, Celeste Kim, and Makenzie Way, Associates. 2 The conference was presented by the nonprofit organizations Sanctuary for Families (Sanctuary), Her Justice, the New York Legal Assistance Group (NYLAG), and Safe Horizon, with support from the law firms Gibson Dunn and Proskauer. It was co-sponsored by the New York State Coalition Against Domestic Violence (NYSCADV), the Urban Justice Center Domestic Violence Project, Pace Women's Justice Center, The Legal Aid Society - Civil, Day One, the Lawyers Committee Against Domestic Violence (LCADV), Empire Justice Center, Legal Services NYC, and the Bronx Women's Bar Association. 3 The Conference followed a Family Law Roundtable which met virtually for ten sessions between March 2021 and December 2021, and included the leaders who organized the Conference. Roundtable members include: Shani Adess, Vice President, New York Legal Assistance Group (NYLAG); Jennifer Barry, Legal Volunteer, Policy, Sanctuary for Families (Sanctuary); Rachel Braunstein, Director, Policy, Her Justice; Anna Maria Diamanti, Director Family and Matrimonial Practice; Her Justice; Jennifer Friedman, Senior Program Director, Bronx, Queens, and Manhattan Family Law Project & Policy, Sanctuary; Karla George, Associate Program Director, Family Law Project, Sanctuary; Maya Grosz, Director of Training, NYLAG; Barbra Krysko, Senior Program Director, Brooklyn and Staten Island Family Law Project, Sanctuary; Christine Perumal, Former Director, Domestic Violence Project, Safe Horizon; William C. Silverman, Partner and Head of Pro Bono, Proskauer Rose LLP, and Chair, The Fund for Modern Courts; Lisa Vara, Director, Matrimonial and Economic Justice Project, Sanctuary. The sessions were divided into three phases: identifying the obstacles to obtaining justice for domestic violence survivors in Family Court; knowledge-building about domestic violence, discrimination, and bias relevant to New York family law systems; and articulating solutions that would improve the experience of domestic violence survivors in family law systems and result in outcomes that protect their safety and that of their children. To this end, the Roundtable developed the Conference to share its analysis, discussion, and conclusions more broadly with the legal community. 44.1 1

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