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Victim’s of domestic Violence: You have the right to be
Fearless!
CIVIL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
Are you (or your minor child) afraid of a family member,
ex-spouse, ex-boyfriend or girlfriend or acquaintance? Do
you believe that you are being stalked? Has someone
physically or emotionally harmed you (or your minor child)
in the past or do you believe that you may be harmed in
the future? The first thing you should do is file a police
report and then call my office as we may be able to assist
you in getting the protection from the law that you
rightfully deserve as a possible victim of domestic
violence with a civil injunction. It is your right to live
without fear.
My office has handled many domestic violence issues of
both of the criminal and civil nature. If you are a victim
of domestic violence our experience will guide you safely
and efficiently though the process of securing a civil
injunction against the person causing you harm and we will
make every effort to get you this relief. Furthermore,
your sexual orientation or marital status (or lack
thereof) does not bar you from seeking this protection and
nor does your age or legal status or the age or legal
status of the accused matter.
What does a civil injunction mean to you or do for you? If
you are successful, it means that the accused can be
ordered to immediately leave your home if he or she still
lives with you and to stay away from it and award you
child custody and order child support if appropriate. The
accused will be ordered to cease committing any acts that
the court deems improper, violent or otherwise illegal.
That means in many cases that if you are successful
against the accused person that person must give up
possession of his or her firearm or other dangerous
weapons, and/or he or she must attend batterer’s
intervention courses. The court can add other conditions
and protections as it sees fit. An individual with a
permanent injunction entered against him is under a court
order to refrain from making contact directly or
indirectly with you in person, at your place of
employment, by mail, email, through other persons or
telephone and the court can order him to stay at least 300
feet away from you at all times. And permanent does mean
for ever, unless the judge modifies which will not happen
unless you are notified. If that person violates the
court’s order he or she commits a criminal offense and he
or she can be arrested and put in jail for the criminal
offense or for violating the court order.
You have a right to live with out fear. You have a right
to live as you wish. You have a right to be protected
under the law---call my office now and we will do what we
can to protect your rights.
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