He told he did everything in the pictures that I found on his phone. The pictures are very awful. They made videos of it. I have found some of them. It makes me cry to watch them.
Call the Sheriff's office to report this criminal offense.
The offense was against me. We stand to lose everything if this charge sticks. He was not in his right mind during this offense. What can we do to get the charges dropped?
Hire a criminal defense lawyer. Get a certified copy of his medical record showing his diagnosis. Get him on medication and regularly checked.
My mom tries to kick me out a lot but I refuse to leave because I'm 17. She says she legally can kick me out now but I know that legally I can leave on my own but she can't kick me out. She's also threatened to give me a criminal record but I don't drink, smoke do drugs,... Read more »
Yes she can kick you out at 18. Find a relative willing to let you move in.
If I dont show up for court against him what happens?
Gwen's law will not allow him out on bond. However, some parishes are bonding detainees out do to Covid. If he is let out and doesn't show up, a warrant will issue.
The DA's Office has to make prosecution decisions on the strength of the case.
You will have to pay a lawyer to research whether the law was retroactive or prospective only. Or you can do that research yourself.
I was in my own home that I jointly own with my mother and one of my two sisters that lives with me called the state marshall and said I was staying up all night and hearing voices which is true,laughing and talking with them while they had me on strong mental health meds. My other sister... Read more »
Anyone can call the Coroner to have your committed for 72 hour examination.
She is in an abusive home with her dad and stepmom, but her dad has a lot of money. Like a lot. She says that on her 18th birthday she is going to leave to live with her mom and her dad told her that if she left then he would have her and her mother arrested. Legally, can he do that? She is still a... Read more »
Technically, if a child leaves home at 17, she cannot be arrested. However, her father could file to have her adjudicated as a delinquent. At 18, she is a legal adult and can live wherever she wants.
They are both girls. They were 18 and 16 when they kissed but that was all they did.
No you can't.
Im 15 and my mom physically and emotionally abuses me, and my boyfriends mom said i could move in with them, is this possible?
No. You are. Juvenile. You do not get to decide where you live. If you have been physically abused, tell a nurse,ncounselor, doctor or nurse.
My child’s father was arrested and held until having a Gwens hearing he was recently arrested again for D.A. with strangulation. I’m just curious if he will have another bond hearing or they will just hold him with no bond.
I would be surprised if he is let out on a bond again after violating the first and reoffending
As well as the last incident while I was pregnant when I left and I am due in 5 months
Get certified copies of the police reports, print all the photos and messages then hire a family lawyer.
I left 2 1/2 yrs ago after several years of abuse and adulrty all I can prove. I recently filed and sent them certified mail with return receipt (he lives in MO I'm in LA) he has texted me with pics showing he has papers with demands I give into his sexual and mental abuse or he refuses to... Read more »
Hire a lawyer!!! Print all proof of abuse or harassment.
Call the D.A.'s office and ask for a drop charge form
my son has been in my husband and my care for 9 years as he is 9 and will be 10 in 2 months. I decided to put the father on child supp as I feel we make an agreement the biological father can not keep when i ask for help or to get him home for school the next day. I been keeping my son home with me... Read more »
It sounds like you may need a divorce and custody judgment. Hire a divonce lawyer.
If you give him visitation before you get a custody judgment, he doesn't have to return him.
This domestic abuse battery charge is from beating me up. He goes to first appearance today and I am curious if he will be able to bond out? Does the Gwens law come into play on for this matter?
Gwen's law will keep him in custody.
My partner was arrested for domestic abuse battery - strangulation against me but he is being wrongfully indicted. I never meant for my statement to sound like he strangled me or made it difficult for me to breathe. These are serious accusations and I want them to know the truth.
Sign an Affidaviy with his defense attorney. Then call the D.A.'s office and tell them you want a drop charge form.
If the home is community property or rented in both names, then she can file a Protective Order and ask for exclusive use of the home and change the locks.
No she is a minor. But if it is physically abusive, you can call 911.
On my Summons/ Stay Away Order that I recieved states that I (the victim) was ordered to appear in court but misread the date and missed it. Could I be arrested?
No you won't be arrested. But contact the District Attorney's Office.
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