Everything You Need to Know to Get a Restraining Order with Attorney Uswah Khan on Divorce & Beyond #203

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month and this week host Susan Guthrie speaks with Attorney Uswah Khan who has helped scores of victims of abuse obtain restraining orders in order protect themselves, and their children, from suffering further at the hands of their abusers. On average, nearly 20 people per minute are physically abused by an intimate partner in the United States. During one year, this equates to more than 10 million women and men. Restraining orders offer one of the few tools that a victim has to try to protect themselves from ongoing abuse but getting a restraining order can be scary, confusing and complicated.  To make matters worse, many victims cannot afford to retain an attorney to help them navigate the court process making it even more difficult to apply for relief.  Attorney Uswah Khan has spent the past few years representing and assisting victims of domestic violence as the staff attorney at The Center for Family Justice in Connecticut.  In this episode, Uswah demystifies the process of obtaining a restraining order and walks you through the steps so that you are empowered to get the protection that you, and your children, need.  This episode truly will save lives! If you or someone you know is a victim of domestic or intimate partner violence please contact The National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-SAFE (7233) or Text "START" to 88788 For more information on the Family Justice Center Alliance, which develops and supports Family Justice Centers that help survivors and their children find the services they need in ONE place visit:  https://www.familyjusticecenter.org About this week's special guest: Attorney Uswah Khan has been practicing family law in the State of CT for over 18 years.  Most recently, she served as staff attorney at a Family Justice Center assisting victims of domestic violence.  For the past 9 years, she has run her own practice engaging in private divorce mediations and a family law litigation.  Additionally, she was a Hearing Officer for Special Education,  for the Connecticut State Department of Education.   She received her B.A. from Columbia University, Barnard College, a J.D. from Pace University School of Law, and an MBA from the University of Connecticut School of Business.   She is also admitted to the U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut in 2005, and to the United States Supreme Court in 2018. ********************** MEET OUR CREATOR AND HOST: SUSAN GUTHRIE®, ESQ., the creator and host of The Divorce and Beyond® Podcast, is nationally recognized as one of the top family law and divorce mediation attorneys in the country.  Susan is a member of the Executive Council of the American Bar Association Section of Dispute Resolution and is the Founder of Divorce in a Better Way® which provides a curated selection of resources and information for those facing divorce and other life changes.  Internationally renowned as one of the leading experts in online mediation, Susan created her Learn to Mediate Online® program and has trained more than 18,000 professionals in how to transition their practice online.  Susan recently partnered with legal and mediation legend, Forrest "Woody" Mosten to create the Mosten Guthrie Academy which provides gold standard, fully online training for mediation and collaborative professionals at all stages of their career.   ***************************************************************************** THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSOR: Fayr is the ONLY co-parenting app that Susan recommends because Fayr is everything you need to co-parent in one app.  Fayr's fresh, easy to use interface allows co-parents to effortlessly communicate, create a shared calendar, keep track of expenses, prepare legal documents and more.   Most importantly, it allows you to experience co-parenting in a totally new way: simply, inexpensively, transparently, and fairly. Subscribe at BEFAYR.com and then download FAYR from the APP STORE or GOOGLE PLAY Go to