Written by attorney Randy Collins, 3 months ago.
Domestic Violence is force, violence, or threat that is inflicted on either: A current or former spouse, partner, or parent of the accuseds child A child living in the home with the accused An... more
Written by attorney Curtis Romanowski, 9 months ago.
Popular misconceptions aside, which insist that 95% of domestic violence is committed by men, most experienced responding police officers know that women are just as likely to start domestic disputes... more
Written by attorney Randy Collins, 5 months ago.
California laws define domestic violence as violence against someone whom the offenderhas domestic ties with. It could be anyone that is living in a home, whether this is a partner, an elder or... more
Written by attorney Curtis Romanowski, 9 months ago.
Domestic violence is the repeated and patterned use of controlling and coercive behaviors to direct, shape and limit a domestic partner's feelings, thoughts and actions. Power and control tactics are... more
Written by attorney Edwin Castellanos, 2 months ago.
President Obama recently signed into law the Federal Violence Against Women Act of 1994, which expands protections for women who become victims to domestic violence. The Federal Violence Against... more
Written by attorney Cathleen Norton, 7 months ago.
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE RESTRAINING ORDERS: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW TROis short forTemporary Restraining Order. ATROis a court order that can help protect you from someone who has abused or threatened to... more
Written by attorney Bruce Matez, 8 months ago.
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month.While a great deal of attention is focused on victims of domestic violence (and rightly so), there is very little attention upon the process for vacating... more
Written by attorney Curtis Romanowski, 9 months ago.
Q. Are there ever any false complaints made under the Domestic Violence Act? A. On a rather disturbing note, it is true that groundless domestic violence complaints are filed every year. There... more
Written by attorney Curtis Romanowski, 9 months ago.
Q. Am I likely to have any difficulties reporting the domestic violence to the police? A. It has been observed on more than just a few occasions that "absent signs of a physical assault" some police... more
Written by attorney Curtis Romanowski, 9 months ago.
Q. How do I go about reporting an act of domestic violence? A. Physical violence should be immediately reported to the police, or to a Superior Court Judge or Hearing Officer and a restraining order... more
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