When you find yourself a victim of domestic violence, you will want to do everything in your power to protect yourself against further abuse. Thankfully, there are many options available to domestic violence victims when applying for a protective order. With these orders, a victim...
With America’s rough past of sweeping domestic violence to the side, domestic violence victims can often experience unfair treatment in and out of the court system. Understanding the challenges you may face can help you prepare for them as efficiently as possible. Definition of Domestic Violence Under Florida...
When looking for employment or moving to a new area, having a clean and attractive criminal history is useful. People often make mistakes that lead to misdemeanors, so getting the crime expunged from your record can be the difference between gaining meaningful employment and struggling...
When stalking comes to mind, we often picture dark hooded people lurking in the shadows, watching our every move. While stalking can look like this in some cases, it can take a multitude of other forms as well. Stalking is a serious criminal charge and...
From time to time we will receive calls regarding a Domestic Violence matter in which it is the Defendant's first offense and the witness either recants prior testimony or simply refuses to testify and/or cooperate with the prosecution. The best case scenario in a case...
Mistakes happen in life, and, unfortunately, some of those mistakes lead to criminal charges or records. In some cases, however, it is possible to have a record expunged so that your criminal history is no longer a public record. When this occurs in the legal...
It shouldn't be a big surprise to anyone that sometimes relationships end poorly. This is particularly true when it comes to divorce proceedings as there is frequently a lot at stake and emotions tend to run high. Those issues, combined with a couple's perceived inability...
We receive calls from victims of domestic violence, as well as accused perpetrators of violence. Perhaps two of the most important questions that we can address in that initial conversation is whether the alleged act of violence qualifies as domestic violence under Florida law and...
Domestic Violence Injunctions: Who Can Apply for Domestic Violence Restraining Orders? One of the first questions that a victim of violence should consider is how they can prevent the abuse from going any further. There are different types of injunctions that a victim in a relationship is...