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October 4, 2023 47 mins
Was Justice Delivered? delves further into the battle of domestic violence in the judicial system. Host Dror Bikel speaks with Dawn Cardi and Philip Katz, two of New York’s premiere attorneys in the area of domestic violence. This episode delves into overcoming the fear of reporting domestic abuse, men as victims of abuse, professional women as victims, immigrants as victims, secretly recording incidents of abuse, handling false allegations of domestic violence, the step-by-step process of obtaining an order of protection, court-ordered parenting supervision, attorneys for the child, serving an abuser with a protective order, handling violations of protective orders, and more.

Timestamps
(00:00:00) Introducing Dawn Cardi, Esq. and Philip Katz, Esq.
(00:05:07) Identifying Victims of Abuse
(00:08:28) When Fear Inhibits Action
(00:10:34) Recording Incidents of Abuse
(00:14:03) Believing Allegations of Domestic Violence
(00:16:39) Family Court v. Criminal Court
(00:20:49) Filing for a Protective Order
(00:21:58) The Hearing Process
(00:23:40) Types of Protective Orders
(00:25:20) Children and Protective Orders
(00:27:50) Attorney for the Child v. Guardian ad Litem
(00:29:27) Court-Ordered Parenting Supervision
(00:34:43) Duration of Pre-Trial Protective Orders
(00:35:32) Serving Orders for Exclusion from the Home
(00:36:17) Alleged Perpetrator’s Hearing After Exclusion Order
(00:38:08) Do You Have to Testify?
(00:39:31) Violating a Protective Order
(00:42:07) Duration of Post-Trial Protective Orders
(00:44:01) Was Justice Delivered?
(00:47:14) Contact Info for Dawn Cardi and Phil Katz

Trigger Warning: The first season of Was Justice Delivered? dives into the legal and personal side of domestic violence. If you are in immediate danger please contact the national domestic violence hotline at 800-7999-7233.

Resources:
National Domestic Violence Hotline: 1 (800) 799-SAFE (7233)
SafeHorizon.org: 1-800-621-HOPE

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Guests:
Dawn M. Cardi, Esq.

Dawn Cardi is the founding partner of Cardi & Edgar, LLP, a boutique law firm specializing in family and matrimonial law. She is a former criminal defense attorney for the Legal Aid Society of New York where she tried major felony cases. Dawn held the prestigious position of supervising an entire unit of trial attorneys. She later became an assistant attorney general for the
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