Legal Tips & Guides

This article should provide the reader with the knowledge and understanding of the possible legal defenses and penalties that stem from a charge and/or conviction of domestic battery.

This article should provide the reader with the knowledge and understanding of what qualifies as domestic battery related to a family or household member in the State of California.

Two young women walking down a sidewalk in Los Angeles stop when confronted by another woman. This third woman yells at one of the other women, claiming she has been having an affair with her boyfriend. The two women exchange heated words and at one point, the accusing woman raises her arm, makes a fist, and takes a swing at the other woman.

A young man living in Los Angeles gets into a dispute with his fiancé. During the argument, they exchange hurtful words and in his anger, the young man throws down the cell phone he was holding.

If you have ever had a significant other or someone who has lived with you for a long period of time, you know that arguments happen. Fights can sometimes become passionate with feelings and emotions involved, and people may do things in the heat of the moment physically to the other person.

A young man has been living in the Los Angeles area with his girlfriend for a few years. He realizes they have grown apart and he’s no longer in love with her. Instead, he wishes to date his co-worker, who he has grown close to over the past six months. He sits his girlfriend down to break up with her.