New Jersey Domestic Violence Attorneys
Perhaps you stand accused of battering your spouse or a significant other. Or maybe, in the midst of a heated custody battle, your ex-wife leveled accusations that you abused or neglected your children. In any case, whether you threatened or harmed someone close to you; or you face patently false domestic violence charges, you need a strong legal defense strategy. This domestic violence website was created to provide crucial informational resources as well as statistics, insights into the law, and a way to receive reputable legal assistance.
Clarifying Your Charges and Structuring a Blueprint for Your Defense
Heated family fights and long-brewing disputes with an ex-spouse or other family member can provoke defendants to do or say things that compromise their chances to reduce their jail sentences, get out of paying fines, and retain healthy relationships with their children. Whether it's been hours or weeks since the violence (or alleged violence) occurred, you may be reeling from confusion, anger, and fear. One of your first and most important steps will be to identify and then organize the various logistical and legal issues on your plate.
Your criminal defense will not happen in a vacuum. While you attend to court proceedings, you will likely continue to go to your job and act as a steward for your family, assuming that you've not been forbidden from seeing your family because of a temporary restraining order or ex parte order.
A qualified New Jersey domestic violence defense law firm can give you a strategic battle plan to assess and possibly refute the charges against you, thus freeing you up to regain control over other aspects of your life, environment, and finances.
Consequences for Conviction
Depending on whether or not you hurt your spouse, children, or other intimates; whether you plotted out the violence in advance or executed it spontaneously in a fit of rage; have a criminal history or not; and demonstrate sorrow and remorse for what you did, the courts can seek a long list of charges against you. You may face felony or misdemeanor charges or both. If convicted, you may have to serve time in jail, pay enormous fines and court costs, pay for the injured party's medical bills, surgery and therapy and lose custodial rights over your children.
Developing an Accurate Response
Lependorf & Silverstein, highly qualified Princeton, New Jersey criminal defense attorneys, can provide a free case evaluation for you. Simply call 609-240-0040, today.