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Legal Advice
Women in illicit relationships also protected under Anti-VAWC Law
By Persida Acosta
Dec 31, 2023 12:01 am

Dear PAO,

My live-in partner has been physically and verbally abusing me ever since I gave birth to our firstborn child. He told me that I cannot file a case against him for violence against women as I am his mistress. Do I have any legal basis for relief, even if I am basically considered as a mistress?

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