What’s New at WomensLaw?
WomensLaw (a project of NNEDV) provides free, individualized, and confidential legal information and support in both English and Spanish for survivors, their advocates, and their loved ones through the WomensLaw Email Hotline and state- and territory-specific, plain-language legal information and resources on WomensLaw.org.
Our team is always updating existing information and adding new information. Check out the latest updates:
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May 2026
On our New York Download Court Forms page, we updated the links to forms on the New York State Unified Court System website.
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May 2026
On our Guam Download Court Forms page, we updated the links to forms on the Judiciary of Guam website.
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May 2026
On our Alabama Local Programs page, we added the resource Hope Harbour and updated the information for House of Ruth, in English and Spanish.
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May 2026
In our Iowa State Gun Laws section, we revised three questions to be simpler and focus on the key information survivors most need to know:
- I am a victim of domestic violence and the abuser has a gun. Is that legal?
- I do not have a protective order against the abuser and they have not been convicted of a crime. Can they have a gun?
- Is a permit required to own or carry a gun in Iowa?
We also revised Is it legal for an abuser to carry a gun? to reflect a 2025 change to the law which says that a person under 18 cannot get a permit to carry a weapon. Revisions made in English; Spanish coming soon!
We added two statutes related to gun laws to our Selected Iowa Statutes page.1 We also updated three existing statutes related to gun laws that were amended in 2025.2
1 Iowa Code §§ 702.7; 724.5
2 Iowa Code §§ 724.8; 724.15; 724.26 -
May 2026
In our Guam Orders of Protection section, we revised What is the legal definition of domestic abuse in Guam? to update the link to the petition form for an order of protection on the Guam Courts website.