Domestic Violence Task Force Releases Preliminary Report

The Missouri Domestic Violence Task Force has released its preliminary report. Among the recommendations of the Task Force, headed up by Public Security Director Charles Jackson: Amending the relocation provisions in the child custody statutes to provide protections for parents and children who are victims of domestic violence and want to relocate after a divorce. The Task Force also wants changes in the laws to allow tax credits for those involved in funding domestic violence shelters and prigrams. The Task Force will continue its work through 2002, looking at current and needed resources, policies, and practices directed at reducing domestic violence in the state.