Publications - Technical Assistance

By improving and creating new legal tools, BWLAP provides attorneys and advocates with an updated source of creative legal options, including technical assistance packets about legal issues affecting battered women and the Domestic Abuse Case Summary.

Paid Publications

Title Document Type Year
OFP/HRO Case Law SummaryOrders for Protection 2009

A Summary of Published and Unpublished Minnesota Decisions Interpreting the Domestic Abuse Act – Minn. Stat. § 518B.01 and Harassment Restraining Orders – Minn. Stat. § 609.748

Hard copies are available for $10.00, plus shipping.

Free Publications

Title Document Type Year
Federal Firearm ProhibitionsCriminal Law 2009

This technical assistance packet includes information about federal firearm prohibition laws.

State Firearm ProhibitionsCriminal Law 2009

This technical assistance packet includes information on Minnesota state firearm laws which determine who is allowed to possess a firearm.

State Firearm Prohibitions Flow ChartCriminal Law 2009
How to Become a Notary PublicNavigating The Court System 2009

This technical assistance packet will provide you with the requirements for how to become a notary and the responsibilities of a notary.

Removal of a JudgeNavigating The Court System 2009

This technical assistance packet includes information on Minnesota court rules regarding removing a judge in criminal, civil and juvenile matters.

Last Wills and TestamentsMisc. Court Information 2007

This technical assistance packet addresses issues of how to write a legally binding will.

Expungement of Court and Arrest RecordsCriminal Law 2005

This technical assistance packet describes the detailed process of petitioning for an expungement of court and arrest records in Minnesota.

Filing a Motion and Preparing for a Hearing in Family CourtFamily Law 2005

This technical assistance packet describes how to file a written motion. It also provides tips to prepare for the hearing.

Expungement of Eviction (Unlawful Detainer) RecordsHousing Law 2005

This technical assistance packet describes some actions a tenant can take to either explain or expunge her eviction case from her record.

Pro Se AppealsNavigating The Court System 2005

This technical assistance packet summarizes the detailed process of filing an appeal of a district court’s decision. It provides general information, the steps that must be taken to file an appeal, and the deadlines for each of the steps.

Finding Personal JurisdictionOrders for Protection 2003

This technical assistance packet explains the legal concept of personal jurisdiction as it relates to obtaining Orders for Protection in the state of Minnesota.

Custody DeterminationsFamily Law 2001

This technical assistance packet discusses the thirteen factors that the legal system uses to decide custody.

Custody Determinations - SpanishFamily Law 2001

Este trabajo explica los trece factores que utiliza el sistema legal para decidir la custodia.

Extraordinary WritsNavigating The Court System 2001

This technical assistance packet explains circumstances when extraordinary writs may be used to get around the lengthy appeals process when that process will not provide an adequate remedy, explains the process for obtaining writs of prohibition or writs of mandamus.

Using and Interpreter in CourtNavigating The Court System 2001

This technical assistance packet includes problems often encountered with court interpreters as well as the interpreter’s code of responsibility.

Mutual Orders for ProtectionOrders for Protection 2001

This technical assistance packet clarifies the legal issues regarding mutual OFPs, because of the misinformation surrounding mutual orders.

Methods of Service of ProcessOrders for Protection 1998

This Technical Assistance Packet examines the service requirements for OFPs and gives practical suggestions for addressing this issue.

Orders for Protection Without HearingsOrders for Protection 1996

With the current law that eliminates the need for hearings in some order for protection cases, battered women have a choice about whether to ask for a hearing when filing and order for protection.

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