Blog Posts in Domestic Violence

Being abused by your spouse is a terrifying, dehumanizing experience that can leave victims wondering where they can seek safety. What feels like a never-ending stream of worries may enter a person’s ...

Some people confuse domestic violence cases with civil harassment cases, but there is a difference between the two. When a person annoys, harasses, injures, or threatens another person, it can be ...

An emergency custody order is a request for immediate child custody without providing notice to the other party. Most requests for an emergency custody order are in regards to minor children. How Can ...

In October 1987, the first Domestic Violence Awareness Month was observed. That same year the first national toll-free hotline was begun. In 1989 the first Domestic Violence Awareness Month ...

North Carolina law defines domestic abuse as attempting to cause or intentionally causing bodily injury. Domestic violence can also involve placing the person in fear of imminent serious bodily injury ...