Domestic violence Tag

by Flora Garcia-Sepulveda

#1 Best Help Guide: Divorcing an Abusive Spouse

Divorcing an abusive spouse can be challenging for many reasons. The relationship is often very complicated and has an impact on you, your children, and the finances. Abusive spouses are usually very controlling, and they use their power to frighten you into staying. However, family courts are there to help. They take abuse seriously, and they will make...

by Flora Garcia-Sepulveda

Consequences of a domestic violence conviction in California

According to California’s domestic violence laws, it is a punishable crime to harm or threaten to harm a current or previous intimate partner. Statistically, the most commonly used penal code under California’s domestic violence law is Penal Code 243 Domestic Battery and Penal code 273.5, Inflicting corporal injury on an intimate partner. Let’s discuss the consequences of a...

by Flora Garcia-Sepulveda

Is COVID-19 Sparking a Domestic Violence Pandemic?

The Coronavirus has forced entire countries the world over into states of complete lock-down in an attempt to terminate the rapid spread of the virus and uncontrollable mortality rates. However, the lock-down has some severe implications for those women who are living in abusive households. Complaints of domestic violence increased since the lock-down...

by Flora Garcia-Sepulveda

5 Reasons why parents may lose custody of their child

“How can you avoid losing custody of your child?” This question is entirely valid that you may be asking yourself, especially if you are in the middle of a custody battle with the child’s other parent. Protecting your child from your former partner through a custody battle can be emotionally draining. However, knowing what could cause a parent to lose...