Domestic violence is an a very common occurrence in Florida as well as the rest of the nation. It is defined in FL Statute 741.28 as being "any assault, battery, sexual assault, or any criminal offense resulting in physical injury or death of one family or household member by another who is or was residing in the same single dwelling unit".
Domestic violence is classified in to three categories; Physical abuse, Verbal abuse, and Sexual abuse. Physical abuse would be a physical assault such as pushing, slapping, kicking, choking, and beating. Verbal Abuse would be intimidating conversations followed by acting with anger and stalking. and sexual abuse is as it sounds, unwanted sexual touching or forced sexual acts upon another.
If one or more of these domestic abuses have occured, and occur by people that meet the specific criteria as stated in statute 741.28, then what can you do?
Well you can petition for a domestic violence injunction on the assaulter. Most Law Enforcement agencies have a Domestic Violence Office and would help file the injunction. What is an injunction?
The injunction is essentially a court order that demands the offender to stop doing an action to the other party. This is done in order to protect further damage to the victim of the actions that take place.
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Domestic violence is a criminal act that won't just go away with time. If you are dealing with this type of violence against you it is important to get assistance through the appropriate and just legal avenues. If you are in the Tampa Bay area and need an attorney that can help you with Domestic violence, and help you protect yourself and receive proper compensation for damages caused by an abuser, contact a Tampa Criminal Lawyer today.
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