Domestic Violence
Domestic Violence is a very serious misdemeanor offence in California. The courts look at these cases very seriously and the bail for such an offense is usually set at $50,000.00 in Los Angeles County. Tom Loversky has handled well over a hundred DV cases and has experience defending those who are accused.
Many Innocent People Get Accussed. Sadly, many use the false claim of violence to get the upper hand in a divorce or child custody case. Additionally Police will sometimes mistake self defense during a mutual struggle as a battery.
What is Domestic Violence? Domestic violence is a pattern of behaviors where one partner tries to maintain control of the other through the use of physical force, intimidation and threats. The abuse can take many different forms:
Physical |
Kicking, punching, shoving, slapping, pushing, burning, biting, choking or kicking. |
Sexual |
Forced or pressured sexual acts, criticizing his/her body parts and rape (even if married). |
Emotional |
Excessive jealousy, crazy making, mind games, isolation from friends and family, making the victim feel worthless and threats. |
Verbal |
Name calling and put-downs. |
Spiritual |
Attacking the victim’s spiritual or religious beliefs or misquoting scripture to justify abuse. |
Financial |
Controlling the victim’s economic status and basic needs, withholding money and prohibiting the victim to work. |
Destructive Acts |
Destruction of victim’s property, vandalism and harming or killing pets. |
Homophobic |
Threatening to "out" the victim’s sexual orientation. |
Immigration |
Using fear of deportation. |
In California, domestic violence is a crime. Criminal code section 273.5 requires criminal penalties including jail or prison and participation in a 52 week batterer’s treatment program. To meet the criteria for arrest under 273.5 the partners must be married, living together, or have a child in common and the victim must have visible injuries.
Penal Code section 243(e)(1) is also a domestic violence charge where a person commits a battery upon a victim that is the defendant's spouse, fiance or an individual with whom the defendant current has or has previously had a dating relationship.
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