Violent Crimes

Mental illness can profoundly affect behavior and decision-making, sometimes causing individuals to act in ways they would never consider when mentally stable. When someone experiences a mental health crisis, their capacity to control impulses, understand consequences, or exercise rational judgment may become severely impaired. This reality creates complex legal questions when mental illness intersects with domestic violence charges in Florida. Criminal Defense Attorney Brian…

It may feel like second nature to share what’s going on in your life with family and friends on social media. But if you’re in the midst of an ongoing domestic violence case, it would be smart to exercise great caution. What you post on social media can provide the opposing counsel’s research council with…

Nearly a year after society entered lockdown as a result of the coronavirus, studies are showing that the number of domestic violence incidents may be dramatically increasing. As people all over the country are laid off, placed on furlough, or asked to work from home and restrict their outings, domestic violence victims are spending more…

Domestic violence victims are the target of many types of abuse from their significant others. In a relationship suffering from abuse, emotional abuse almost always surfaces much earlier than physical violence. At first, it may be challenging to identify emotional abuse, and many victims may not even realize it is a form of abuse at…

Most people think about violence as physical actions that cause others harm, and understand domestic violence as physical violence that occurs between spouses or two people within a household. While physical violence is the most obvious type of violence, people can also suffer from emotional and verbal abuse.  Verbal abuse may consist of yelling, criticizing,…

Domestic violence victims have long wished for support from the legal system to protect their pets when they seek help from the court to escape their abusers. Most domestic violence shelters don’t allow pets, and a significant number of victims return to abusive situations out of fear for their pets. Many bills have been proposed…