Category: Domestic Violence

Domestic Violence: Not Always so “Violent”

Apr 20
2014

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Categories: Domestic Violence

Domestic Violence is a phrase eliciting a certain idea.  In the public’s understanding, domestic violence goes hand in hand with physical violence between intimate partners.  The phrase can often be viewed as synonymous with wife-beating.  However, the notion that domestic violence always involves physical violence is false.

 

Colorado law defines domestic violence as an act or threatened act of violence upon a person with whom the actor is or

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Domestic Violence, the Silent Killer Draining Our Economy

Apr 14
2014

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Categories: Domestic Violence

While the outright violation of the human rights of abuse victims should be the focus as the domestic violence epidemic takes global proportions, reason for concern is also the tremendous impact it has on the economy. Recognizing the pervasiveness of the issue, non-profit organizations and governmental institutions have attempted to quantify the economic costs (money lost on healthcare services and loss of productivity). Figures published by organizations such as the

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Manipulation of Restraining Orders in Domestic Violence Cases

Apr 11
2014

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Categories: Criminal Defense | Domestic Violence

Unfortunately, the safeguards put in place to protect victims of domestic violence are often manipulated, and used in a way that perhaps was not intended by those who created the laws as they exist in Colorado today.

 

Oftentimes, domestic violence charges can arise out of a nasty breakup or even a divorce. While some of these charges certainly are not unfounded, others are brought forward as a means of

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I am the victim in a domestic violence case – how do i make it go away?

Mar 25
2014

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Categories: Domestic Violence

I often get calls from alleged victims in domestic violence cases. Most frequently,they are calling to find out how to get the charges dropped against the defendant as quickly possible. The fact is that there is no magic wand to wave to make a domestic violence case go away once a call to police has been made and the defendant has been arrested, and that is because in Colorado the

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Common Misconceptions about Domestic Violence Charges

Dec 21
2013

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Categories: Domestic Violence

Many times, people charged with domestic violence are taken aback because they do not understand the definition of domestic violence or think that their situation is a misunderstanding that has been blown out of proportion. There are far too many myths surrounding domestic violence, and if we clear some of them up, we may be able to reduce the number of domestic violence crimes that take place in Colorado and

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