Immigration Options for Victims of Violence and Trafficking

Immigration Options for Victims of Violence and Trafficking

In this episode, Dawn and Trisha talk about immigration options for victims of violence and trafficking. They discuss T visas, for sex trafficking and labor trafficking, U visas for victims of multiple types of violence, and VAWA visas for domestic abuse victims. They also discuss how to apply and what the benefits are for each type of visa. Music Credit: There It Is by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Custody and Child Support in Iowa

In this episode, Stella and Dawn talk about child custody and child support in Iowa. Listen in to find out the differences between physical custody and legal custody, as well as joint physical custody and sole physical custody. They also discuss how child support is calculated, paid, and what happens if a parent loses a job. Music Credit: There It Is by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Nonimmigrant visas versus immigrant visas – what’s the difference?

In this episode Stella and Trisha talk about the differences between immigrants and nonimmigrants, giving an example of each. The first example is how a noncitizen can come to the United States to study. The second example is what happens when that same student falls in love and marries a United States citizen and wants to stay here permanently. Music Credit: There It Is by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Episode 2: What is mediation? What is collaborative divorce?

In this episode Dawn and Stella talk about mediation and how it can improve the outcome of the legal process. They also talk about collaborative divorce and how it differs from traditional divorce, and how collaborative divorce can be a more holistic approach to divorce.  Music Credit: There It Is by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Episode 1: Get to Know Us & Unbundled Services

Get to know The Listening Lawyers Dawn, Stella and Trisha in our first podcast! We discuss what made us go to law school, why we decided to be come attorneys, and the difference between us and other lawyers. Music Credit: There It Is by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/