Category: 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

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

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

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

A case receiving significant local and national media attention is the Domestic Violence case currently pending in Denver County Court against Colorado Avalanche goalie Semyon Varlamov.  The charge filed by the Denver District Attorney is Third Degree Assault, a Class 1 misdemeanor, with a maximum possible punishment of two years in the Denver County Jail.

 

The reality is that Mr. Varlamov would not serve anything close to that maximum