Family Law Attorney Discusses Legal Abuse
by Sherri L. Renner, J.D.

“The difference is in the intentions and the motives of the party that is perpetrating what we are calling abuse.” In this third video of our four-video series on Legal Abuse as an Extension of Domestic Abuse, veteran family law attorney Victoria Vilchez discusses legal abuse in the family courts.
Created and originally published in October 2014.
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Sherri Renner, J.D., is the founder of LawYou America. She fully dedicates her education and years of litigation experience to helping the self-represented.
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