Domestic violence victims have enough trouble on their hands before a natural disaster like a hurricane, tropical storm or major flooding takes place. Once a natural disaster starts, they face additional problems that other refugees don’t have to face: Abusers with a low threshold for stress who strike out when they can’t keep a situation…
Once that 911 call has been made alleging domestic violence, the odds are good that someone is going to get arrested. If that someone is likely to be you, even though you know the claim is a lie, this is what you need to do: Sit down and remain silent Running from the scene won’t…
A lot of people arrested on charges of domestic violence suddenly find themselves facing something even more serious: charges of kidnapping. How does one turn into the other? Under Florida’s laws, kidnapping is defined as holding someone against his or her will, without legal authority to do so, through force, threats, abduction or imprisonment. In…