- Protecting The Abused
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The longer you wait to retain knowledgeable legal counsel, the greater the chance you may lose your ability to have the outcome you want. Before testifying or speaking to the DA, the defense, or a non-attorney victims advocate reach out for your free initial friendly and non-judgemental fact and legal rights review. The Domestic Violence Law Office looks forward to helping you navigate the legal system.
The Domestic Violence Law Office employs a first-of-its-kind approach to Domestic Violence Law by treating it as a stand-alone legal discipline. Collecting the unrelated parts of the law that address domestic violence and bundling them together is a fundamentally different approach from other law offices. We then help you use your bundle of rights in the way they were intended; to take back your dignity in a Court of law.
It is an injustice that the State has its lawyer in the DA, the defendant has their lawyer and will even be given one for free, but you, the victim, are left to navigate a legal process without a paddle. The purpose of an attorney is to ensure that their client’s rights are protected. By not having an attorney, your rights are not being protected and could be used by others to your disadvantage. Are you not important in this process? The Domestic Violence Law Office KNOWS you are and looks forward to being your trusted legal advisor.
Under Colorado law, if an act is committed as a method of coercion, control, punishment, intimidation, or revenge directed at a person with whom there was an intimate relationship, it is an act of domestic violence. The law recognizes that domestic violence often starts small and grows into something worse. As a result, a judge can find domestic violence without physical violence. For example, receiving a threatening phone call, text, or birthday card could fit the legal definition of domestic violence. Threats to harm property, pets, children, or third parties can also be domestic violence. Marriage or physical intimacy is NOT necessary to qualify as an intimate relationship; there only needs to be some “romantic attachment.” How long, how frequent, and the nature of the relationship are factors considered.
The Domestic Violence Law Office’s founding mission is to give you an effective and experienced voice to achieve the best results for you through the legal process. The Domestic Violence Law Office was born from witnessing countless victims of domestic violence deliberately being kept in the dark or told half-truths about their rights and the legal process. From that profound injustice, The Domestic Violence Law Office has undertaken the task of righting those wrongs one victim at a time, and it would be an honor to help you in your fight to make things right.
The respect for the individual and their natural right to self-determination is undeniable. You know what is suitable for you, and only you know how to live your life best. Your personal decisions should be made without interference from others who feel they know what is better for you, whether they are a controlling ex-partner, a district attorney, or an appointed judge. It would be a pleasure to conduct a free, friendly, and non-judgemental initial case review today.
The District Attorney, their “Victim Advocates,” and the Defense do not want you to know that you have a Colorado Constitutional Right to have your voice and opinion heard free from their interference. The Domestic Violence Law Office will help you make sense of your rights and the process while exploring every right available to you in the criminal and civil courts. If you cannot find the protection you deserve from the criminal Court, we will gladly pursue all appropriate civil law avenues on your behalf.
If you do not want the mandatory criminal protection order, the Victims Rights Act also gives you the right to be heard on its dismissal or modification. Having the experience of The Domestic Violence Law Office at your side in the process is the most effective way to have your voice heard for the protection order and the entire case. The Domestic Violence Law Office has successfully argued for the modification of mandatory protection orders on behalf of victims, over the objection of the District Attorney and sometimes despite the clear reluctance of the judge, countless times and look forward to advocating for you.
Protection orders, sometimes called restraining orders, are the primary legal tool you, as a victim, can use to take control of your life through the legal process. Protection orders make it illegal for a person to contact you and other family members. Protection orders, particularly civil protection orders, are flexible and can be customized to fit your unique situation based on your specific requests. Civil protection orders last forever unless a court modifies them after a hearing. A criminal charge or conviction is NOT necessary for a civil protection order.
Civil protection orders can be complicated and involve at least a two-step process. The Domestic Violence Law Office has the experience of prosecuting and defending civil protection orders to allow you the peace of mind that it is done right.
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