There is a loophole to Stay Away Orders of Protection that is very dangerous when it removed someone from your household and you changed the locks. That person still has a driver’s license with the same address on it. What’s the big deal? Well, that person need only go to the home he or she was removed from and call …
Orders of Protection and How They Can be Fun – Not!
If you are the victim of domestic violence, call 911 immediately. If necessary, run into the bathroom and lock the door and then call 911. Tell the police you have locked yourself in the bathroom and will not come out until they arrive. If there are children in the house, inform the police of that too. When they arrive, tell …
Domestic Violence – On Size Does Not Fit All
We live in a world where people, especially those who are politically correct wish to make everything one size fits all. In this blog, I am going to focus on domestic violence where everyone wants to claim it is always an issue of power control, and why we should question that.
Orders of Protection Info You Need to Know
Once there is a stay away order of protection against you, no one can change it except for a Judge in the Court that issued it. So, if there is an order of protection against you, a signed agreement between you and the other person and/or between your respective lawyers that something, even to appear for a deposition, would not …
Spousal Abuse: Domestic Violence in New York State
Witnessing the effects of spousal abuse is one of the worst aspects of my practice. Abuse takes many shapes and can be attributed to both men and women in a relationship; this parity is something not often spoke about in the media and many men are afraid to admit that they too have been victims of domestic violence. If you …