Consequences of a Domestic Violence Injunction
Tampa Domestic Violence Lawyer
If you and your attorney are discussing the filing of a domestic violence injunction, then things in your life have gotten to the point where there has actually been harm or the threat of harm to you, your children, or other family or household members. There has likely been some type of physical, emotional, psychological, sexual or financial abuse that has probably been occurring for some time, or even if there has been an isolated incident, just one is too much and needs to be addressed.
One’s actions are never without consequences, and that is true as well of the actions of domestic abuse. Quite often when a husband or wife or other family or household member has been abusive, they are not able to think ahead as to what will happen as a result of their actions. If they could, they may not have behaved in the way that they did. Once a domestic violence injunction is filed it sets in motion consequences for the abuser that can change his or her life. A Tampa domestic violence attorney from the Givens Divorce Law Group can help protect your and your children’s rights and safety.
What Happens after a Domestic Violence Injunction is Filed
Some of the consequences that occur once the order is approved are:
- You are required to leave the residence that you share with the other person
- You may not be allowed to be within 500 feet of the petitioner’s home, workplace or school, or any place regularly gone to by the petitionerYou may not come within 100 feet of the petitioner’s vehicle
- You may be kept from seeing your children for weeks or months
- You may lose custody of your child
- You may not be allowed to see your children without someone there to supervise and monitor the visit
- You may not be allowed to contact or communicate with the petitioner
At some point, these restrictions may become permanent at the discretion of the judge. If you have been the victim of domestic violence, the consequences of filing a domestic violence injunction may be very desirable to you.
Contact a Tampa domestic violence lawyer today if you have been the victim of domestic violence.