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Domestic Violence in Orange County
Mr. Grupenhagen handles Domestic Violence cases in Orange County,
also referred to as Domestic Battery in Orange County.
The courts are filled with cases of Domestic Violence in Orange
County. Since the O.J. Simpson case, California has steadily
increased the punishment for people charged with Domestic Violence. In
Orange County, if the police are called out to the house someone
is getting arrested. Be careful not to call the police
to calm down your husband, or to help you solve some kind of
dispute. You’ll embark on a lengthy painful separation,
expense, and strain on the family because someone’s getting
arrested.
P.C. § 273.5 defines a violation of Willful Infliction
of Corporal Injury. Any person who willfully inflicts
a corporal injury resulting in a traumatic condition upon a spouse,
former spouse, cohabitant, former cohabitant, or the mother or
father of his or her child can be charged with a felony or a
misdemeanor. The felony carries up to either a year in
jail, or prison for two, three, or four years, and/or a $6,000
fine!
Besides the potential jail time, and a fine, if you are convicted
of Domestic Battery in Orange County, you may be required to
attend 52 weeks of anger management. Held once a week,
you can expect to spend an entire year with other individuals
similarly situated. On top of classes, the courts routinely
issue a restraining order that stays in effect for three years
from the date of conviction. The restraining order may
even list your children in some cases. This means you
are at risk of jail if you go to visit your children without
prior court approval. The ramifications of a restraining
order issued by a criminal court will also severely jeopardize
your attempts at getting custody of the kids if you are simultaneously
going through a divorce or fighting for custody. Needless
to say, you need a good attorney to help you avoid tearing apart
your family.
Another kind of Domestic Battery is defined in PC § 243(e)(1). Where
a battery committed against a spouse, a person with whom the
defendant is cohabitating, a person who is the parent of the
defendant’s child, former spouse, fiancé, or a person
with whom the defendant currently has, or has previously had,
a dating relationship," is punishable by up to one year
in County Jail, and/or a $2,000.00 fine, anger management and
a permanent restraining order. This charge is commonly
brought where the injuries may be insignificant, or even self-inflicted.
Along with these horrors, anyone convicted of Domestic Violence
is forbidden from owning, possessing, or using firearms for ten
years. The law allows for a limited except for a peace
officers, but if your job requires carrying a firearm, that’s
in jeopardy without a skilled attorney fighting for you.
What do you do when the police are called for domestic violence
in Orange County? Do not admit anything to the police! Everything
that you say can, and will, be taken out of context and used against
you. Don't try to explain what happened. The more
you say, the worse it will be. Call me as soon as possible. Some
people call a bail bondsman first, but if you call me first, we
will start immediately at speaking to jailers to attempt to get
a release without bail. As in other dealings with criminal
courts, there are too many variables to give specific information
about actual cases, but each case carries some hidden hope for
the defendant if he knows where to look. That is what we am trained
to look for. Call now for a free consultation if you know
someone charged with Domestic Violence in Orange County.
we Serve the following cities in Orange County, California
Anaheim, Aliso Viejo, Balboa, Brea, Buena Park, Corona Del Mar,
Costa Mesa, Coto De Caza, Cypress, Cerritos, Dana Point, Foothill,
Fountain Valley, Fullerton, Garden Grove, Huntington Beach, Irvine,
La Habra, La Palma, Los Alamitos, Laguna Beach, Laguna Hills, Laguna
Niguel, Laguna Woods, Lake Forest, Los Alamitos, Mission Viejo,
Midway City, Newport Beach, Orange, Placentia, Rancho Santa Margarita,
San Clemente, San Juan Capistrano, Santa Ana, Seal Beach, Stanton,
Sunset Beach, Tustin, Trabuco Canyon, Villa Park, Westminster,
Yorba Linda
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