I was charged with Assault IV Domestic. The court quickly offered a plea bargain to plead guilty to harassment. The convicted charge is specifically NOT a charge of domestic violence. The court removed the DV from the case entirely. All records besides the initial police report don’t mention DV... View More 
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answered on Oct 23, 2023
Your situation highlights a challenging intersection between state and federal laws. Under the Lautenberg Amendment, individuals convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence are prohibited from possessing firearms. Even if your state charge was amended to remove the "DV"... View More
answered on Jul 17, 2021
If your boyfriend has a domestic violence order against you, the court may grant him temporary custody of the minor . child and the court may order you to leave the home. Without a domestic violence protective order, If your boyfriend owns the home and if you were a tenant in his home and you did... View More
Please if you could point me in the right direction I'd really appreciate it so much more then you know. Thank you for taking the time to read this
answered on Sep 29, 2018
Yes. There is an entire law firm. It is called the Public Defender's Office.
If you asking I seek a law firm for you, what can I tell the firm about the following?
What makes you special that you should deserve free services?
Have you paid it forward? That means what... View More
I will move 45 miles away to my mothers home. What steps should I take to protect myself and my children and my mother from possible retaliation? I want to know for sure that he can't use my children to manipulate and control me after I get away from him. I'm poor and I have no financial... View More
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answered on Jul 8, 2018
If you have no court order governing custody, you can do whatever is reasonable under the circumstances. However the father has equal rights, so you will need to get a court order. If there has been domestic violence, then you should get a restraining order. This is something you can do without... View More
I don't feel safe for me or my child. I have no support no family here other than my children the father is on probation for a dv on me at this time
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answered on Jan 29, 2018
You are free to move wherever you want, as long as there's not already a divorce case pending. (To the extent it's safe, you should still provide whatever visitation you can with the other parent.)
You will need to check the divorce jurisdiction law in the state you're... View More
And he has been on child support for years and has never been present ever not even a birthday or holiday and barely any phone calls made. Is it possible he can take them away from me?
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answered on Jan 25, 2018
If you have a custody order, then his rights are defined by that. If you have never gotten a custody order from the court, then you both have equal rights. In that case, you should file a Custody Complaint in court, and get the court to determine what is appropriate. If the father has not had... View More
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answered on Feb 13, 2017
No, there must be evidence of abuse or neglect, or failure to protect from abuse at the hands of another. That may or may not be present when a battered woman's shelter is involved. If there has been domestic violence, the question is whether the children have been exposed to it, and... View More
before we were married,hes only on paperwork because of my credit,I make more money,does he have right to 401k/retirement.
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answered on Oct 27, 2016
Normally retirement savings, any other savings, and any other assets (just the equity) accumulated during the marriage are considered marital assets and the court is supposed to divide them up fairly. Six months is a very short marriage, so the court may simply try to return you both to the... View More
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