These are some of the common domestic cases in the United States:

  • Battery
  • Assault
  • Stalking
  • Obscene phone calls
  • Violation of a domestic violence injunction order
  • Aggravated battery
  • Aggravated assault
  • Aggravated stalking

 

Restraining Orders

A Restraining Order is a temporary court order to prohibit an individual from carrying out an action. A restraining order can also order a person not to come in any contact with another specific individual.

Question :I was arrested for Spousal Battery but my wife was upset and says she made a mistake when she called the police. Can she have the domestic violence charges against me dropped?

The domestic violence charges can be dropped and are frequently dropped. But if it occurs constantly it can be turned against the accused.