Act 79: What Family Law Practitioners Need to Know About Gun Relinquishment in PFA Cases

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Act 79: What Family Law Practitioners Need to Know About Gun Relinquishment in Protection from Abuses Cases

Program Originally Presented Thursday, March 7, 2024

Both nationally and locally, there is a deadly link between firearms and domestic violence. Firearms are used in over 50% of all domestic violence homicides in Pennsylvania.  Act 79 strengthened and expanded the firearms prohibitions in the Protection from Abuse Act (PFA) and in criminal domestic violence cases. The Act’s provisions span multiple systems, including the PFA system and the criminal court system, and tasks multiple agencies, including the Philadelphia Police Department, sheriffs and courts, with implementing the law.

Attend this program to learn about the Act’s provisions, as well as practical tips from the agencies who enforce the act so that you can provide your clients with the most up to date information in these cases.

Panelists:
Hon. Christopher P. Mallios
Court of Common Pleas, Family Division
First Judicial District

Molly Callahan, Esq.
Legal Center Director
Women Against Abuse, Inc.

Deeya Haldar, Esq.
Associate Professor and Director, Civil Justice Clinic
Co-Director, Clinical Program
Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law

Sgt. George Morse, IV
Deputy Sheriff
Philadelphia Sheriff’s Office

Det. Jamal Rodriguez
Detective, Gun Permit Unit
Philadelphia Police Department

Cheryl Yankolonis, Esq.
Deputy, Trial Division
Philadelphia Office of the District Attorney

  

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