Global Legacy

11/09/2023

I have reached 200 followers! Thank you for your continued support. I could not have done it without each of you. 🙏🤗🎉

07/14/2023

They will monitor all your social media basically to see if you are a threat for national security and you won’t have the right to defend yourself!! The approved this law on GA, this law is far worse than “ Patriotic Act” 😡😤

Senate Bill 93 would codify into state law Gov. Brian Kemp’s directive last year prohibiting the use of TikTok on state-owned devices.

04/22/2023

Going to repost this…. I will say it again, our system is broken. I’m these case the “ expert” stated the wound was 21/2 inches deep. Why? Because the law of rules of procedure states in order you can charge someone with murder at least needs the abcd’s (2 1/2 in) then during the trial defense will prove is not among other defenses may have to get the client out. Sadly , many courts spike the charges so they can “ negotiate” lower charges/ sentence. Many innocent ppl end up in the system because this practices sadly. Meanwhile , the cost of defense, court, experts etc hours up and again many innocent ppl ended even in jail because they cannot afford all the madness…

05/06/2022

By Ivette Alvarez

UNDERSTANDING FINANCIAL ABUSE

Financial abuse is a common tactic used by batterers to control and isolate their partner. It can have far-reaching and devastating consequences. Because the experience of the abuse is different for every person (female or male), I will be addressing from varying backgrounds may experience when trying to overcome financial abuse.
I will also provide information to consider before ending a relationship with an abusive partner including strategies to protect your safety. It does not have all the answers but is a start. Also, please note that the information is intended to inform and to be general information for individuals involved in an abusive relationship. However, not everyone’s situation is the same.

What is financial abuse?

Financial abuse often begins subtly and progresses over the time. The aim of financial abuse, as with others forms of abuse, is to gain power and control in a relationship. Financial abuse along with the emotional and physical abuse, manipulation, intimidati9on and threats are aimed at getting and maintaining control over another person. The purpose is to trap them in the relationship.

Financial abuse is a tactic used to control relationships by preventing access to money or other financial resources. It may include:

• Controlling money how is spend
• Withholding money or “giving an allowance”
• Withholding basic living resources, medication, or food
• Not allowing their partner to work or earn money
• Stealing their partners identity, money, credit, or property
• May justify behavior as a cultural

It can be difficult for couples to navigate the complexities of family finances and almost all couples have arguments about money. However, in financially health relationships, couples successfully negotiate their wants and needs in the following ways:

• Both partners have access to financial statements and information although one partner might manage the day-to-day finances and bill paying
• Couples identify when they have different values about money and negotiate joint financial goals
• Couples set plans to meet joint goals and stick to them
• Couples recognize and respect that decision-making is equal regardless of who earns more income for the family
• Each partner has access to money on their own without having to ask for permission or hide their spending
• Financial decisions are made jointly between partners, and
• Both partners have access to money and knowledge about where and how money is spent, and neither a partner is deceitful
These are elements that appear in a happy, productive, and loving relationships. A true partnership does not include any facet of financial abuse and includes open dialogue, communication, and agreement to all financial matters.

Legal disclaimer: the information provided is not offered with the intention of providing legal advice, nor should be interpreted in any way as such. The information provided does not extend or limit the jurisdiction of the family and/or civil courts according to what is established by the regulation and law. Nothing contained in this post or in any other type of information published in this blog should limit the discretionary power of family and/or civil court or any other court and/or judges to act in accordance with the regulations and the law.

05/06/2022

Let getting educated little by little

04/26/2022

I’m reposting this, in the event that Jonny Deep and Amber case. Sadly domestic violence on men still a tabu. Please kindly take few minutes to read the entire post, I will Inform & share talk I will do. ( time & place). Because society make a jockeys or do not believe it, you will surprised how many men committed su***de !

By Ivette Alvarez

MEN AS VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE RISING ACROSS THE GLOBE:

I am taking an opportunity to shed light on issues faced by men in the shadows of society. One of these issues is Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) against men; most commonly known as domestic violence (DV). The popular image of IPV/DV is based on the familiar GENDER STEREOTYPE of a male villain and a female victim. But that stereotype paints an incomplete picture, with new research indicating a high number of male victims of domestic abuse.

A recent UK government survey indicated that 9% of males had experienced some form of partner abuse, which amounts to around 1.4 million men. This includes stalking, physical violence and sexual assault.

Indeed, a similar research in USA found that male victims of domestic violence are often slapped, kicked, punched, grabbed or choked by their partners. Interestingly, a growing body of international research indicates that men and women experience domestic violence in similar proportions. For example, a recent survey from Canada’s national statistical agency concluded that “equal proportions of men and women reported being victims of spousal violence during the preceding 5 years (4% respectively).”

The aforementioned surveys indicate that small proportions of men (less than 20% of victims) will tell the police or a health professional about their victimization. This may be due to well-grounded fears that they will be scorned, ridiculed, or disbelieved by these authorities.

As per recent research paper by Dr. Elizabeth Bates from the University of Cumbrian UK found that the overarching experience of male domestic violence victims was that "no one would ever believe me." One victim noted "I told friends, they laughed”.

Incredulously, laughter is a common response to male victims of DV/IPV. This is illustrated in the short “social experiment" video examining public reactions to a male being abused by female on the street. This video has over 8 million views on YouTube and is a powerful educational too.

(here, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u3PgH86OyEM)


Likewise, Dr. Nicola Graham-Kevan from the University of Central Lancashire UK reported her latest research indicating that male domestic violence victims are often pathologized, and sometimes regarded with suspicion by the very agencies that should be helping them.

Moreover, media is starting to take this issue seriously. For example, the BBC produced a poignant entitled "abused by my girlfriend." A short-version has received over 5 million views on YouTube. This documentary reports the painful story of 22-year-old Alex Skeel, who was repeatedly knifed, scolded, and hammered by his then-girlfriend. The police supported Alex throughout his ordeal, and his ex-girlfriend recently received a 7-year prison sentence

documentary(https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0700912earlier) .

Another important topic to address about how men are victims of domestic violence in INDIA, is the misuse and the abuse of infamous and notorious 498A Law.

As per INDIA’S HINDU MARRIAGE ACT this law was made to protect the Wife against any cruelty subject to her by the Husband or his family. Most of such cases occurred in rural India keeping in mind 40-50% of India is below poverty line. Enacted in 1983, this law makes it criminal for a husband and his relatives to subject a married woman to cruelty which could likely drive the wife to commit su***de or cause grave physical or mental injury to herself due to harassment.. However, since its inception, the law is being MISUSED scrupulously and hundreds of thousands of men (husbands) and their families have been FALSELY implicated.

As a result, in so called “modern, democratic India”, some wives under guidance of her parents/relatives connive with some greedy lawyers, corrupt local police, judiciary and mostly corrupt politicians to use 498a law as tool for extortion to make unlawful demands of undue maintenance expenses from husband or his family or else the wife gets all sent to jail - including father, mother, brothers, sisters, cousins, uncles, aunts, distant relatives without any trial. The sad truth is - Most (if not all) Judges are watching this like puppets and are powerless to stop this circus!!

The problems with the law were the result of a “perfect storm” that was entirely unanticipated when the law was introduced in 1983 to protect the wife under HINDU MARRIAGE ACT.

The elements of the storm included:

- Extremely vague statutory language.

- A separate law that prohibited the provision or acceptance of a dowry.

- A custom that has been difficult to eradicate of a bride giving a dowry upon marriage.

- A law that may only used by women against men.

- A provision that extends criminality to any of the husband's allegedly-participating relatives.

- A police force that is notoriously corrupt.

- A law that in the past allowed for the immediate arrest of the husband and members of his family by the police on the basis of a woman's complaint.

- A provision that the offense was non-bailable.

- A domestic relations procedure that is extremely cumbersome and in many ways unworkable.

The result has been that when a marriage breaks up the woman is often able to get her husband and many of his family members arrested by simply filing a claim of cruelty and persuading the local mostly corrupt police to arrest the “so-called” wrongdoers. This is much more effective than initiating an ordinary case for divorce to extort large sums of monies.

All this may reflect a turning of the tide, at least with regards to growing public awareness and increased media interest in domestic violence against men.

Domestic violence against men is no LAUGHING matter. It is a deadly serious issue in need of concerted action. Let’s hope the tide begins to turn.

Legal Disclaimer: The information provided is not offered with the intention of providing legal advice, nor should be interpreted in any way as such. The information provided does not extent or limit the jurisdiction of the Immigration Courts according to what is established by the regulation and law. Nothing contained in this post or in any other type of information published in this blog should limit the discretionary power of Immigration and/or any other Court and/or Judges to act in accordance with the regulations and the law.

04/26/2022

03/28/2021

By Ivette Alvarez

MEN AS VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE RISING ACROSS THE GLOBE:

I am taking an opportunity to shed light on issues faced by men in the shadows of society. One of these issues is Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) against men; most commonly known as domestic violence (DV). The popular image of IPV/DV is based on the familiar GENDER STEREOTYPE of a male villain and a female victim. But that stereotype paints an incomplete picture, with new research indicating a high number of male victims of domestic abuse.

A recent UK government survey indicated that 9% of males had experienced some form of partner abuse, which amounts to around 1.4 million men. This includes stalking, physical violence and sexual assault.

Indeed, a similar research in USA found that male victims of domestic violence are often slapped, kicked, punched, grabbed or choked by their partners. Interestingly, a growing body of international research indicates that men and women experience domestic violence in similar proportions. For example, a recent survey from Canada’s national statistical agency concluded that “equal proportions of men and women reported being victims of spousal violence during the preceding 5 years (4% respectively).”

The aforementioned surveys indicate that small proportions of men (less than 20% of victims) will tell the police or a health professional about their victimization. This may be due to well-grounded fears that they will be scorned, ridiculed, or disbelieved by these authorities.

As per recent research paper by Dr. Elizabeth Bates from the University of Cumbrian UK found that the overarching experience of male domestic violence victims was that "no one would ever believe me." One victim noted "I told friends, they laughed”.

Incredulously, laughter is a common response to male victims of DV/IPV. This is illustrated in the short “social experiment" video examining public reactions to a male being abused by female on the street. This video has over 8 million views on YouTube and is a powerful educational too.

(here, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u3PgH86OyEM)


Likewise, Dr. Nicola Graham-Kevan from the University of Central Lancashire UK reported her latest research indicating that male domestic violence victims are often pathologized, and sometimes regarded with suspicion by the very agencies that should be helping them.

Moreover, media is starting to take this issue seriously. For example, the BBC produced a poignant entitled "abused by my girlfriend." A short-version has received over 5 million views on YouTube. This documentary reports the painful story of 22-year-old Alex Skeel, who was repeatedly knifed, scolded, and hammered by his then-girlfriend. The police supported Alex throughout his ordeal, and his ex-girlfriend recently received a 7-year prison sentence

documentary(https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0700912earlier) .

Another important topic to address about how men are victims of domestic violence in INDIA, is the misuse and the abuse of infamous and notorious 498A Law.

As per INDIA’S HINDU MARRIAGE ACT this law was made to protect the Wife against any cruelty subject to her by the Husband or his family. Most of such cases occurred in rural India keeping in mind 40-50% of India is below poverty line. Enacted in 1983, this law makes it criminal for a husband and his relatives to subject a married woman to cruelty which could likely drive the wife to commit su***de or cause grave physical or mental injury to herself due to harassment.. However, since its inception, the law is being MISUSED scrupulously and hundreds of thousands of men (husbands) and their families have been FALSELY implicated.

As a result, in so called “modern, democratic India”, some wives under guidance of her parents/relatives connive with some greedy lawyers, corrupt local police, judiciary and mostly corrupt politicians to use 498a law as tool for extortion to make unlawful demands of undue maintenance expenses from husband or his family or else the wife gets all sent to jail - including father, mother, brothers, sisters, cousins, uncles, aunts, distant relatives without any trial. The sad truth is - Most (if not all) Judges are watching this like puppets and are powerless to stop this circus!!

The problems with the law were the result of a “perfect storm” that was entirely unanticipated when the law was introduced in 1983 to protect the wife under HINDU MARRIAGE ACT.

The elements of the storm included:

- Extremely vague statutory language.

- A separate law that prohibited the provision or acceptance of a dowry.

- A custom that has been difficult to eradicate of a bride giving a dowry upon marriage.

- A law that may only used by women against men.

- A provision that extends criminality to any of the husband's allegedly-participating relatives.

- A police force that is notoriously corrupt.

- A law that in the past allowed for the immediate arrest of the husband and members of his family by the police on the basis of a woman's complaint.

- A provision that the offense was non-bailable.

- A domestic relations procedure that is extremely cumbersome and in many ways unworkable.

The result has been that when a marriage breaks up the woman is often able to get her husband and many of his family members arrested by simply filing a claim of cruelty and persuading the local mostly corrupt police to arrest the “so-called” wrongdoers. This is much more effective than initiating an ordinary case for divorce to extort large sums of monies.

All this may reflect a turning of the tide, at least with regards to growing public awareness and increased media interest in domestic violence against men.

Domestic violence against men is no LAUGHING matter. It is a deadly serious issue in need of concerted action. Let’s hope the tide begins to turn.

Legal Disclaimer: The information provided is not offered with the intention of providing legal advice, nor should be interpreted in any way as such. The information provided does not extent or limit the jurisdiction of the Immigration Courts according to what is established by the regulation and law. Nothing contained in this post or in any other type of information published in this blog should limit the discretionary power of Immigration and/or any other Court and/or Judges to act in accordance with the regulations and the law.

02/10/2021

By Ivette Alvarez

The Domestic Violence -Understanding the Abuse

Until today, the Domestic Violence sadly stills a taboo. According to FCADV, nearly 22 million women were abused during 2016 only in the United States, ( needless to say the increased cases during pandemic) 400,000 were abused just in the State of Georgia ( ranks 10th in the country)in the fiscal year 2019-2020. This are only the reported cases made according to many law enforcement agencies. Moreover, more than 3millon of kids witnessed domestic violence at home or they were injured as well. The importance to recognize the warning signs on time can save many lives or even can help you to ask for help.

Domestic violence can be defined as a pattern of behavior in any relationship such as marriage, boyfriend, parents, brothers, any family member and friends to name some. The main purpose of the abuser is to gain and maintain control over the abused. The abuse can be physical, sexual, emotional, economic or psychological.

According to ACT, domestic violence can happen to any one of any race, age, sexual orientation, religion or gender. There is a vicious circle, in which the abused lives without her/his knowledge until she/he is capable to break it, which are:

1. Using Intimidation: making her afraid by using looks, actions, gestures, smashing things, destroying her property, abusing pets, displaying weapons.

2. Using Emotional Abuse: putting her down, making her feel bad about herself, calling her names, making her think she is crazy, playing mind games, humiliating her, making her feel guilty.

3. Using Isolation: controlling what she does, who she sees and talks to, what she reads, where she goes, limiting her outside involvement, using jealousy to justify actions.

4. Minimizing, Denying, and Blaming: making light of the abuse and not taking her concerns about it seriously, saying the abuse didn’t happen; shifting responsibility for abusive behavior, saying she can caused it.

5. Using Children: making her feels guilty about the children, using the children to rely messages, using visitation to harass her, threating to take the children away.

6. Using Male Privilege: treating her like a servant, making all the big decisions, acting like the “master of the castle”, being the one who define men’s and women’s roles.

7. Using Economic Abuse: preventing her from getting or keeping a job, making her ask for money, given her an allowance, taking her money, not letting her know about or have access to family income.

8. Using Coercion and Threats: making and/or crying out threats to do something to hurt her, threatening to leave her, to commit su***de, to report her to the welfare, making her droop charges, making her do illegal things.

While the Domestic Violence affects both men and women, 90% of the victims are women. Domestic Violence affects 1 in 4 women in her lifetime. There is always a light at the end of the tunnel, recognizing this important sings and ask for help can change your future or the future of someone close to you who is abused. ACT fast and as for HELP, give yourself and your family a new opportunity.

NATIONAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE HOTLINE
1-800-799-SAFE (7233)

* Legal Disclaimer: The information provided is not offered with the intention of providing legal advice, nor should be interpreted in any way as such. The information provided does not extent or limit the jurisdiction of the Immigration Courts according to what is established by the regulation and law. Nothing contained in this post or in any other type of information published in this blog should limit the discretionary power of Immigration Judges to act in accordance with the regulations and the law.