Every day in America, 1 in 4 women and 1 in 7 men suffer physical violence at the hands of a loved one. Anyone in immediate danger should call 9-1-1. Domestic violence includes any assault, aggravated assault, battery, sexual assault, and stalking. Don’t stay silent! Act today by contacting your County Clerk to put a stop
Read More...Domestic violence is defined by a pattern of controlling behaviors – violence or threats of violence – that one person uses to establish power over an intimate partner in order to control that partner’s actions and activities. It is not a disagreement or an anger-management problem; it is abusive, disrespectful, and hurtful behaviors that one
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Read More...The press and television dramas often give a lot of attention to the deposition of key witnesses in high-profile cases – but what is a deposition exactly? Here, we’ll break it all down for you and demystify the process by addressing some frequently asked questions. What is a deposition? A deposition is your testimony under
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Read More...Domestic Violence Injunctions (also referred to as DVIs or restraining orders) are relatively easy to initiate as once a person believes you are a threat to them, their family or their children, they can file an affidavit at their local courthouse. When the restraining order is initially issued, you will not be called to testify
Read More...Domestic violence is a pattern of aggressive and coercive behaviors that one partner in a relationship uses to gain power or control over the other. This type of abuse can be physical, sexual, emotional, economic, or psychological. Domestic violence behaviors are intended to intimidate, manipulate, threaten, isolate, frighten, coerce, or injure someone. If you are
Read More...Sometimes the only good that comes out of tragedy is change. That is exactly what’s taking place in the aftermath of Florida’s recent spate of deadly wrong way accidents. Just last year, 15 people lost their lives in high speed, head-on crashes caused by wrong way drivers in Tampa Bay. On August 13th, two more people lost
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Read More...This past summer, the NFL and Commissioner Roger Goodell, dealt with a lot of scrutiny, backlash, public outcry, and a significant amount of disappointment from the leagues fan base, due to the mishandling of domestic violence allegations towards NFL players. The situations of domestic violence and abuse were highly publicized, and since then Commissioner Goodell
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