Mere failure or inability to provide financial support is not sufficient to rise to the level of criminality under Section 5(i), even if mental and emotional anguish is experienced by the woman….
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Section 5(i) of RA 9262…
Section 5 (i) penalizes some forms of psychological violence inflicted on victims who are women and children. – “It bears emphasis that Section 5(i) penalizes some forms of psychological violence that are…
May a mother be held liable for violation of RA 9262?
RA No. 9262 covers a situation where the mother committed violent and abusive acts against her own child. “Section 3(a) of RA 9262 defines violence against women and their children as “any…