“Stolen” from her family as a young girl in rural Mexico, Terese* could not return. Viewed in her culture as dishonored, she felt forced to endure a life with her abductor after they migrated to Los Angeles. Bearing three children, her goal was to keep them as safe as possible and protect them from the
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According to a year end 2013 report, volunteers for the Harriett Buhai Center for Family Law get credit for helping some of the poorest families in Los Angeles. Living on a monthly average income of $965, a mother or father and child at the Center are subsisting on 30% less cash than the U.S. Poverty
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After marrying her high school sweetheart and raising 2 children with him, Betsy* was devastated when their 28 year marriage finally fell apart and her income plummeted. She lost her job and her unemployment benefits were used up. Swallowing her pride, she was forced to depend on the kindness of her adult daughter to survive.
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“Every woman has courage inside. She just needs to find it.” Lupita credits the Harriett Buhai Center for Family Law with helping her find the courage and confidence to build a new life for herself and her young son. For years, she endured physical and emotional abuse from her alcoholic husband. But when she saw her
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“Living in the Light–How the Harriett Buhai Center Helped Me Through My Darkest Time” “In the year before I came to the Harriett Buhai Center for Family Law, my ex-husband created a second life for himself. He stayed out partying and left me to raise our kids while I worked full-time and went to school.
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