Myths about Domestic Violence in California

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Myths About Domestic Violence In California
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Violence...
Undoubtedly, domestic violence is a very serious
matter. In fact, in California alone, law
enforcement agencies receive more than 150,000
domestic violence calls every year.
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Accused Of Domestic Violence

• People accused of domestic violence often fail in
  their efforts to mount a successful defense for
  two reasons
• The police, district attorneys, and prosecutors
  treat domestic violence claims seriously and
  almost always side with the victim.
• And the second reason is that there are many
  myths that have been misleading both the accusers
  and accused in domestic violence cases.

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Common Myths In California
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Domestic Violence Protections Are Broader

• People in Los Angeles and all across California
  wrongly believe that domestic violence
  protections extend only to spouses. Apart from
  spousal battery and physical abuse of a spouse,
  domestic violence laws in California also protect
  current and former members of a household, as
  well as current and former intimate partners and
  cohabitants.

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Verbal Abuse Is Just As Bad As Physical Abuse

• If you only told your spouse I will kill you
  but did not physically abuse him or her, it does
  not necessarily mean that you are out of harms
  way. In fact, verbal abuse against a spouse,
  member of a household, intimate partner and
  cohabitant is just as serious as physical abuse,
  according to California laws.

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DV Claims From Cohabitants Are Taken Seriously,
Too

• Domestic violence allegations from spouses,
  partners, and cohabitants are treated equally
  seriously by the police, district attorneys, and
  prosecutors. According to California law, a
  cohabitant is someone who is unrelated to you
  but has been living with you for a substantial
  period of time, resulting in some permanency of
  the relationship.

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Case Cannot Be Dismissed Even If The Accuser
Drops The Charges

• In the past, a person accused of domestic
  violence coerced the accuser to drop the charges,
  which resulted in the dismissal of the case. But
  lawmakers in California have revised the law ever
  since, and now only the prosecutor can press
  charges or dismiss the case.
• Typically, a domestic violence case can be
  dismissed if your Los Angeles domestic violence
  defense attorney can show evidence that the
  accusations are false or exaggerated, or you were
  acting in self-defense.

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Get Arrested For Spousal Or Partner Abuse?
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• Getting arrested on suspicion of domestic
  violence does not make you guilty. There is still
  a way to protect your rights, mount a criminal
  defense, avoid or reduce the penalties, and fight
  for your freedom and dignity. Get legal advice
  from the best domestic violence defense lawyers
  in California here at the Okabe Haushalter law
  firm.

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