Domestic Violence

Substance abuse and domestic violence are often linked together. Drugs and alcohol can serve to incite fights and lower someone's impulse control. It's just recently, however, that researchers have started to realize that drugs and alcohol are also weapons that get...

In California, a "stay-away" order is just what it sounds like: Also known as a Criminal Protective Order (CPO), it's a court order that obliges one person to keep away from another. However, California courts also use something known as a Civil Restraining Order...

Everybody going through a divorce ultimately hopes that it will be quick and uncomplicated -- but things don't always go that way.Well, one 45-year-old Florida woman took an approach to her divorce that has now made national headlines. She and her husband had...

If you're in an abusive relationship, you know that the only sure road to safety is to get out and put some distance between yourself and your abuser.Unfortunately, the mere act of leaving can actually make your situation more dangerous -- at least for a while. Here...

Gun Violence Restraining Orders (GVRO) -- which are generally called "red flag" laws -- exist in numerous states -- including California. They have just seldom been used -- until now. In the past, police officers often had a difficult time separating potentially...

If you've been accused of domestic violence, you may be in danger of losing your right to possess a firearm -- for the rest of your life.Effective Jan. 1, 2019, California now imposes a lifetime ban on firearm possession on anyone who is convicted of willfully...

If you're a woman in America today, the person most likely to murder you is your spouse, ex-spouse or another intimate partner.That's the data given by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) after a study that looked into the murders of adult females in...

The Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), which helps protect women against domestic violence and assists those who are victimized through various programs, came into being in 1994. However, it was a time-limited measure that had to be periodically renewed. Due to...

There's a lot of new research emerging that's focused on the effects of domestic violence on children. Researchers are finding out that abuse actually affects children -- and the adults those children later become -- in far worse ways than they ever imagined.Here are...

There's a popular perception that domestic abusers target partners that they perceive as "weak." There's some logic in that idea since abusers generally only feel confident and strong when they have control over someone else.However, most abusers don't target people...