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He has a clean record, but strangulation was after he threw a glass and was bloody,, CA says found probable cause, and going to jury, can he bond out onto hip, and do i have to appear for jury? Sense I'm not pressing charges?
answered on Jul 23, 2022
Most domestic violence offenders are not released to HIP. Bond will be up to the judge. The Commonwealth is prosecuting the case so most decisions will be made by the Commonwealth Attorney.
The attorney office said to go to the court date of his hearing and tell the judge, my question is if the judge will drop the epo will my husband still be charged with assault and arrested?
answered on Jul 19, 2022
Yes. The epo is a civil proceeding whereas the assault snd battery charges are criminal. Dismissal of the epo will not have any bearing on the resolution of the criminal charges.
answered on Jul 14, 2022
None for the Petitioner. The dvo is only against Respondent.
I had a fight with my husband over a year ago and it got heated and I threatened with child protective services to file an emergency protective order against my husband. I tried to ask for it to be dropped last year and the judge said no and since then I was threatened again with cps and they said... View More 
answered on Jul 5, 2022
You will have to go back to court and ask the judge to modify the order of protection.
My wife’s father has called and threatened me physically. He has now done this for the second time now. Both my wife and my names are on the mortgage.
answered on Jun 20, 2022
If you are not feeling safe and he is threatening you, then you must prosecute the father as fully as possible. Get a restraining order if you need to. If she does not allow you to feel safe or threatens you, you need a divorce. This is no longer a healthy relationship; you are no longer... View More
I my son ex girlfriend filed a epo and then dropped it and it state he don't deserve to have it on his record and it was dropped, six months later they get back together ,I let him use a mattress and a bedframe on the understanding that it belongs to me can she have another epo against him.... View More
answered on May 10, 2022
Most likely not on the same facts but she can on new facts if they become available.
answered on Apr 13, 2022
Usually it cannot be expunged but to have any hope at all, you would indeed need a lawyer.
hes never been in my sons life ,hes not on my sons birth certificate stalking me from prison , telling me when he gets out he coming to us , haven't spoken to him since before arrested , went to prison for assault 2nd / 10 yr sentence , scared of what he might do or take my son , and i... View More
answered on Mar 24, 2022
Take an epo against him and ask the court to grant a three year dvo.
answered on Mar 21, 2022
Heard on the merits means decided on the actual facts of the case rather than on a default bc you did not appear.
answered on Mar 3, 2022
The only person that is under a court restriction in an EPO case is the respondent. You can use these attempts to contact you at a hearing but you should not contact her back under any circumstances. If you hire an attorney they can contact her.
No contact order
answered on Mar 3, 2022
If you are the petitioner and you are being contacted by the respondent and you can prove the contact you need to go to the county attorneys office or call the police. If there is an active EPO and a person is contacting you that is a new misdemeanor charge of violating an EPO.
I have a 3 year protection order on my ex. He violated it and was arrested. He has a court date coming up this week for violating it. Do I have to appear in court too?
My daughter called for help as the victim in a domestic violence situation and the responding officers ignored her statements and arrested her for DUI for sitting in a parked vehicle with engine running that "smelled strongly" of marijuana on their arrival
answered on Feb 28, 2022
You need to first get her exonerated of the dui and thereafter file a civil rights lawsuit against the officers and their department.
I was arrested for dismissed violation in a different county than the issued dvo was filed and my rights weren't read to me. Truck was towed and if i didn't violate can i get compensation for my jail time and impound fee
I wasn't charged with anything. I haven't had a y other legal issues ever. It was in family court. Prosecutor never pressed charges. But they still put a dvo on record. Can I join the military? Also the one who put it on me said he'd be a reference for me for the army. We're... View More
answered on Feb 15, 2022
If it was an EPO that never went to a DVO it would be eligible for expungement if it was dismissed. If it became a DVO after a hearing it would not be eligible for expungement unless you go back and petition the court to set aside that finding.
To press charges. I actually told them I didn’t want him to go to jail. Is there anything I can do? He was let out on bond the same night, and he’s never been in trouble his entire life until now. What can I do or what can happen?
answered on Feb 11, 2022
You need to hire a lawyer and the boyfriend can work with your lawyer. You will not be able to talk to him or speak with him or contact him because there is likely a no contact order. Domestic violence cases often have victims that don’t want to go forward but The prosecutors will still go... View More
I have an active EPO that has been in place for over three months. Is there anything I can legally do to petition the court for dismissal? I feel that I have enough physical and written proof to have this order dismissed, I just cannot find a way to file the proper response to have a opportunity... View More
answered on Feb 2, 2022
You are entitled to a hearing in front of the court where the court decides if it will be a domestic violence order DVO or it will be dismissed. My guess is if you’ve had it passed three months already there’s likely an agreement in place that it will eventually be dismissed.
answered on Jan 26, 2022
Your only remedy is to ask to reconsider or appeal the decision to the Zcourt of Appeals.
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