Domestic Violence
WE CAN HANDLE A DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CASE IN
FAMILY COURT AND CRIMINAL COURT.
Domestic
violence
doesn’t
just
mean
spousal
battery,
but
may
also
include
vandalism,
stalking,
criminal
threats,
and
annoying
phone
calls
within
a
family
context.
Domestic
violence
arrests
often
also
have
immediate
consequences
in
family
court
(especially
when
children
are
involved)
and
ultimately
on
immigration status.
How Domestic Violence Cases Are Treated In Court
If
you
were
arrested,
it
is
presumed
that
you
are
the
perpetrator
and
you
will
be
treated
in
court
accordingly.
Crimes
involving
domestic
violence
are
taken
very
seriously.
Judges
and
prosecutors
deal
with
the
cases
swiftly
and
with
little
sympathy
or
understanding.
To
err
on
the
side
of
caution,
a
judge
will
not
question
the
truthfulness
of
the
police
report
or
the
prosecutor’s
judgment
in
filing
on
the
first
day.
Domestic
violence
charges
are
so
serious
that
some
courthouses
have
established
specialized
courtrooms
with
specialized
judges
and
specialized
prosecutors to handle these cases.
How The First Day of Court Will Go
On
the
first
day
of
court,
the
judge
will
likely
impose
an
order
for
you
to
stay
away
from
the
alleged
victim
or
even
make
you
move
out
of
the
family
home.
In
addition,
even
if
you
are
out
of
custody
at
your
first
court
date,
domestic
violence
prosecutors
frequently
push
to
have
you
taken
into
custody
to
show
how
far
they
will
go
to
protect
an
alleged
victim.
This
means
that
you
will
have
to
pay
bail
or
go
into
jail
while
you
wait for your trial to happen.
Pleading
Guilty
To
A
Domestic
Violence
Charge
Has
Serious Consequences
Pleading
guilty
to
domestic
violence
case
has
its
own
special
consequences
because
special
mandatory
rules
apply.
For
example,
when
placed
on
probation,
the
law
will
require
that
you
attend
domestic
violence
counseling
every
week
for
one
year.
Furthermore,
a
judge
will
almost
always
impose
a
restraining
order
to
keep
the
probationer
away
from
the
victim.
While
on
probation,
a
judge
will
monitor
you
carefully
before
he/she
will
consider
allowing
you
to
resume
having
contact with the alleged victim.
Why
No
One
Should
Handle
a
Domestic
Violence
Case Alone
In
court,
there
will
be
a
judge,
a
prosecutor,
a
clerk,
a
bailiff,
a
court
reporter,
and
other
accused
individuals.
Only
one
person
in
that
courtroom
is
going
to
be
interested
in
your
version
of
the
story.
Only
one
person
in
that
courtroom
is
on
your
side
and
will
take
the
time
to
hear
you
out
and
help
you.
That
one
person
is
your
lawyer,
so
you
must
choose
your
lawyer
wisely.
You
need
a
lawyer
who
has
the
special
training
and
experience
to
get
you
through
these
highly
specialized
criminal
cases.
You
need
a
lawyer
whom
the
prosecutor
and
judge
will
take
seriously
and
has
the
right
demonstrated
skills
to
advance
your
interests.
Why
Professor
Sabado
and
His
Team
Are
the
Right
Choice
Professor
Raul
C.
Sabado,
has
handled
more
than
four
thousand
domestic
violence
cases.
Three
years
of
his
career
was
spent
being
specially
trained
and
assigned
to
handle
cases
in
specialized
criminal
domestic
violence
courts.
He
has
also
undergone
training
on
the
very
specialized
probation
conditions
imposed
in
domestic
violence
cases
and
holds
unique
certification
on
sexual
violence
advocacy.
To
date,
he
has
had
unprecedented
success
in
domestic
violence
cases,
some
of
which
are
noted
to
the
right.
His
skill
is
so
well
established
that
the
La
Verne
College
of
Law
has
hired
him
to
teach
the
future
generation
of
lawyers
and
prosecutor
how
to
try
these
types
of
cases.
His
team
is
expert
in
getting
domestic
violence
cases
dismissed,
reduced,
or
otherwise
resolved
in
ways
that
satisfy
the
client’s
employment, licensing, and family needs.