Their Voices, Our Strength: The Anti-Violence Act of 2004
RA 9262: the Anti-Violence Against Women and their Children Act of 2004 What is RA9262 or the Anti-Violence Against Women and Their Children Act of 2004? VAWC) by their intimate partners like their husband or ex-husband, live-in partner or former live-in partner, boyfriend/girlfriend or ex-boyfriend/ex-girlfriend, dating partner or former dating partner. What is Violence Against Women and Their Children under RA9262? It refers to any act or a series of acts committed by an intimate partner (husband, ex-husband, live-in partner, boyfriend/girlfriend, fiance, who the woman had sexual/dating relationship): • against a woman who is his wife, former wife; • against a woman with whom the person has or had a sexual or dating relationship, • against a women with whom he has a common child; • against her child whether legitimate or illegitimate within or without the family abode, Of which results in or is likely to result in physical, sexual, psychological ...