Domestic Violence

If you’re falsely accused of a crime, there are several things you can do to protect yourself. Not speaking to police without your attorney and keeping talk about the accusations to a minimum may help, for example. Something else you may want to consider once you’re able to prove your innocence is how you...

If you’re being accused of being involved in a domestic assault, then you need to start defending yourself from the moment you find out you’re being suspected. There are defenses for domestic violence that you can use to help you get through this allegation. One of the defenses you can claim is if you...

Have you been accused of domestic violence? If you have, then you probably already know that Colorado is a mandatory arrest state. When the police arrived to your home for a dispute and see that you and your partner are romantically involved and have had an altercation of some kind, then it’s an obligation...

Victims of domestic violence often refuse to leave, even though they have a chance to do so. Why do they tend to stick around when people on the outside would often assume they’d be looking for a way to get out? The answer, according to one woman, is that they are in love. Naturally,...

If you have been accused of committing domestic violence, you need to have a clear understanding of exactly what domestic violence is and how it typically manifests itself within a household. First and foremost, domestic violence and other kinds of emotional abuse are behaviors that one party in a relationship employs in order to...

Colorado has very strict domestic violence laws that require police to arrest individuals they suspect committed an act of violence against a romantic partner or ex-romantic partner. Even if it was a very short romantic relationship, it does not matter. The fact that romantic involvement once occurred between two individuals will cause the matter...

In Colorado, police are required by law to take someone into custody if officers respond to a dispute call and then determine that a criminal act has taken place. If the individuals who are involved in the incident are, or were, in a romantic relationship, then the incident may be categorized as domestic violence....

A 48-year-old Colorado Springs woman who is running for mayor was detained on Jan. 12. The woman, who was previously arrested and charged with pointing a rifle at a man, was taken into custody this time for assault and violating a protection order. According to reports, officers were responding to a domestic disturbance call...

Obtaining a restraining order in Colorado is a straightforward process, but it involves many steps. It begins by filling out form JDF 402, the Complaint/Motion for Civil Protection Order. You must sign the form in the presence of a notary public or before the court clerk. You must also complete JDF 442, the Information...

Colorado law requires police officers to make an arrest when they respond to a dispute between individuals who are involved romantically or have been at some point in the past. Officers are not permitted to use discretion in these situations even if the people involved were only romantically involved for a brief time. You...

Being charged with domestic violence is a very serious situation. As a result, an individual who is facing such allegations would likely wish to understand the situation and the options that he or she has. If creating a defense is plausible for an individual facing domestic violence charges, gathering relevant and beneficial evidence could...

Though law enforcement officers are in place to uphold the law, they can at times find themselves facing difficult legal situations of their own. If an officer is faced with domestic violence charges, that individual should still have the ability to defend against such allegations. Though they may already have a working knowledge of...