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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:

  • November 2026

    To prepare our Delaware Custody section for translation into Spanish, we revised and reorganized all 24 questions, checked internal and external links, and reviewed the currentness of the cited statutes. We also added one new state-specific question to our Delaware Child Support section to provide users with basic information and external links that could be useful to them. Spanish coming soon!

    We added three existing statutes related to custody and guardianship to our Selected Delaware Statutes page (Del. Code tit. 13, § 903; Del. Fam. Ct. C.P.R. 16.1 and 17).

  • November 2026

    To prepare our Delaware Protection from Abuse (PFA) Orders section for translation into Spanish, we revised and reorganized all 20 questions, checked internal and external links, and reviewed the currentness of the cited statutes. Spanish coming soon!

  • October 2026

    On our Massachusetts Lawyer Referral Services page, we update the contact information for the Middlesex County Bar Association.

    On our Selected Massachusetts Statutes page, we updated one statute on personal jurisdiction over non-resident defendants, which clarifies when a court may issue an abuse prevention order at a hearing. (Guideline 3:03A, Mass. Trial Ct. Oct. 2025)

  • October 2026

    We updated the resource Drake University Legal Clinic on our Iowa Legal Assistance page in English and Spanish.

  • October 2026

    We updated the contact information for the Family Justice Center of Central Louisiana on our Louisiana Legal Assistance page.