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SexualAbuseCenter.com is attorney advertising. It is operated in association with The Schroeder Firm, Suite 360, 1750 H Street NW, Washington, D.C. 20006. Legal content is reviewed by Chris Schroeder, Esq., who holds an active Florida license (Bar #520381, issued 2001) and an active District of Columbia license (issued 2013). Where a matter arises in a jurisdiction in which he is not admitted, it is handled with locally licensed counsel, and cases may be referred to or co-counseled with other firms.
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Everything on this site is general legal information. It is not legal advice about your situation and it cannot be. Filing deadlines, available claims, damages rules, and procedure vary by state, by defendant, by the date of the conduct, and by your age at the time. Two people with nearly identical experiences can have entirely different legal positions. Do not act, or decline to act, on the basis of anything published here without consulting a licensed attorney about your own facts.
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How allegations on this site should be understood
- Civil allegations described here are allegations unless a court has entered a finding or a verdict.
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Litigation moves constantly. Docket counts, case statuses, settlement figures, and statutes of limitations change, sometimes weekly. Every figure on this site carries the date it was accurate as of. We update pages when the record moves, but we cannot guarantee that any given page reflects the position at the moment you read it. Confirm anything you intend to rely on.
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