Category Archives: Domestic Violence

  Domestic Violence is defined as any crime that is committed when the victim is a past or present intimate partner. This can be a husband, wife, boyfriend, girlfriend, even someone with whom you have only had a casual intimate relationship. Most crimes a person faces are stand alone charges. Domestic violence charges are an […]

Domestic Violence Laws in Colorado Domestic violence is one of the least understood criminal matters in the state of Colorado and it’s really one of the most serious. Any time the police are called for a crime involving domestic violence or an allegation of domestic violence, chances are someone’s going to be taken away in handcuffs, […]

Many defendants or victims in domestic violence cases often have questions about the legal process once a case has begun. One common question is if the Attorney General has any role in domestic violence cases. In Colorado the Attorney General’s office is not involved in domestic violence cases. Each county is part of a judicial […]

It seems that Hollywood may be playing a role in the increase in domestic violence cases throughout the U.S. According to a recent Fox News article, teens and young adults could be desensitized to domestic abuse portrayed in movies, books, and television programs, even to a point of “romanticizing” domestic violence. The article uses examples […]

Michael Lohan, the 50 year old father of tabloid star Lindsay Lohan, was arrested in Los Angeles and charged with suspicion of injuring a cohabitant and false imprisonment. According to the West Hollywood sheriff’s office, Kate Major, Lohan’s ex-girlfriend, filed a domestic violence report and declined medical treatment. The tabloid site TMZ.com is reporting that the two […]

White Plains, New York mayor Adam Bradley was convicted of domestic violence charges stemming from several episodes in the past year with his estranged wife, Fumika Bradley, who claimed he slammed her fingers in a door and threw scalding tea on her. Bradley was convicted of 5 of 9 domestic violence charges, including attempted assault, […]