Donate towards legal aid for victims of domestic violence

For example, we helped Karolina, a young mother on maternity leave. She and her children came to the ACORUS shelter after Karolina was badly beaten by her husband. And it was certainly not the first time he was violent towards her. With our help Karolina filed for divorce and custody of her children with preliminary measures. The court however declined to entrust the children to her care as it deemed that there was insufficient evidence to prove that they were in danger. This only strengthened Karolina’s fear of her influential husband. He is a successful man who has sufficient resources to afford not only good legal assistance but also financial support for his children. On the other hand, Karolina´s only income is parental allowance from the state. Karolina was terrified that she would not be able to succeed in court and there was no way she could afford a lawyer. Finally, with the help of an ACORUS lawyer, she managed to defend her parental competence and both children were entrusted to her care.