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Homepage 2026 SOL Tracker 2026 SOL TRACKER Statute of limitation (SOL) reform is the key to attaining justice for survivors and preventing future abuse CHILD USA leads the national SOL reform movement to change SOLs to prevent child sex abuse and empower victims. ...2025 SOL Tracker
Homepage 2025 SOL Tracker 2025 SOL TRACKER Statute of limitation (SOL) reform is the key to attaining justice for survivors and preventing future abuse CHILD USA leads the national SOL reform movement to change SOLs to prevent child sex abuse and empower victims. ...2024 SOL
Homepage 2024 SOL Tracker 2024 SOL TRACKER National Overview of Statutes of Limitation (SOLs) for Child Sex Abuse 2024 SOL Reform Legislation and Best Current Civil and Criminal SOLs PART I: OVERVIEW OF 2024 SOL REFORM BILLS A. New SOL Reform Laws or Resolutions Going...MCKINNEY v. GARY SCOTT GOINS and THE GASTON COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION
CHILD USA wrote this amicus brief urging the North Carolina Supreme Court to reverse a three-judge panel’s decision invalidating the SAFE Child Act’s revival window for child sexual abuse claims under the North Carolina State Constitution. In this brief,...LILI BERNARD v. WILLIAM COSBY
In 2019, the New Jersey General Assembly passed N.J. Stat. Ann. § 2A:14-2b that revived sexual abuse claims for two years. Defendant in this case challenged, amongst other points, the constitutionality of the provision, particularly when it is applied to adult victims...BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF AMERICA ET AL. v. THE HONORABLE RANDALL WARNER ET AL./ BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF AMERICA ET AL. v. THE HONORABLE BRADLEY ASTROWSKY
In 2019, the Arizona General Assembly passed the Arizona Child Protection Act that revived sexual abuse claims for 19 months. Defendant in this case challenged, amongst other points, the constitutionality of the revival provision. CHILD USA wrote this amicus brief,...S.Y./W.F. V. ROMAN CATHOLIC DIOCESE OF PATERSON AND SALESIANS OF DON BOSCO a/k/a SALESIAN SOCIETY a/k/a SALESIANS DON BOSCO CANADA AND EASTERN USA
A series of amicus briefs were written in response to Defendants’ challenge to the constitutionality of the revival window provision of N.J. Stat. Ann. §§ 2A:14-2b, which allows victims of child sex abuse to bring civil claims, even when their claims have previously...WALTER JACKSON “JAKE” HARVEY, JR. and CAROLE ALLYN HILL HARVEY, v. JOY CAROLINE HARVEY MERCHAN
CHILD USA wrote this amicus brief in response to Appellant’s challenge to the constitutionality of the Hidden Predator Act’s revival window provision, which allows victims of child sex abuse to bring civil claims, even when their claims have previously expired. CHILD...Law
Homepage National Law Current Laws For Child Protection CHILD USA tracks laws that put children at risk so that we can study and improve those laws to prevent abuse and neglect. Child Sex Abuse Statutes of Limitation and More Click on the map below for...Landmark Rulings in North Carolina and Maryland Affirm Access to Justice for Survivors
Last week, I wrote about the deeply disappointing decision from the Maine Supreme Court striking down the state’s revival window for child sex abuse (CSA) claims. Since then, the Arkansas Court of Appeals also ruled that their 2021 revival window could not be applied...Watching the Clock in California
Leslie C. Griffin* Do you remember Roman Polanski? Polanski, now 91 years old, is a famous movie director and actor, known, especially, for directing the films Rosemary’s Baby and Chinatown. He left the United States for France in 1978, after he pled guilty to having...