The legal definition of Domestic Violence is fairly straightforward: assault, battery, stalking, or criminal harassment perpetrated by someone against a family or household member. While this doesn’t leave much to uncertainty, what is not clear is what someone should do if they are wrongfully accused of domestic violence. Allegations of domestic violence can destroy a person’s personal and professional life.The general public’s point of view regarding someone who is an alleged abuser can be incredibly damaging to the accused. There are a slew of unpleasant things a person making accusations of domestic violence can do to wreak havoc on your financial and professional life even after they have accused you of assault or worse. People have lost
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Many people who are falsely accused do not anticipate that their accuser will follow through with filing charges; however, they very often find out how wrong that assumption is.If your driver’s license, car title, vital documents, cash, or other belongings and possessions are taken by your accuser before they file charges, you will need end up focusing on getting your personal property back instead of making sure that you stay out of jail.Don’t underestimate how much damage can be done, and make sure you have safeguards in …show more content…
If your family believes that you have hurt your spouse, children, or significant other without being aware of all the facts, family members may very well ban you from their lives and withdraw any support financially, emotionally, or otherwise. Keeping your family informed about erratic or troubling behavior on the part of your significant other or spouse and your fears about what they might do is absolutely essential. It also makes them more receptive to what you have to say and believing your account of what happened.
Change All Your Logins
Everything with a password, key code, or login should immediately be changed. This includes bank accounts, home security systems, desktop computers, laptop computers, social media accounts, hard drive encryption, email accounts, smartphones, tablets, anything that someone else may have or used to have access to. There have been many cases in which the accuser used a defendant’s email, mobile phone, or other communication to send threatening messages to themselves and then try to use that as evidence against the defendant in court later on. Don’t let that be you.
If You Are Abused, Collect All the Evidence You
Many people who are falsely accused do not anticipate that their accuser will follow through with filing charges; however, they very often find out how wrong that assumption is.If your driver’s license, car title, vital documents, cash, or other belongings and possessions are taken by your accuser before they file charges, you will need end up focusing on getting your personal property back instead of making sure that you stay out of jail.Don’t underestimate how much damage can be done, and make sure you have safeguards in …show more content…
If your family believes that you have hurt your spouse, children, or significant other without being aware of all the facts, family members may very well ban you from their lives and withdraw any support financially, emotionally, or otherwise. Keeping your family informed about erratic or troubling behavior on the part of your significant other or spouse and your fears about what they might do is absolutely essential. It also makes them more receptive to what you have to say and believing your account of what happened.
Change All Your Logins
Everything with a password, key code, or login should immediately be changed. This includes bank accounts, home security systems, desktop computers, laptop computers, social media accounts, hard drive encryption, email accounts, smartphones, tablets, anything that someone else may have or used to have access to. There have been many cases in which the accuser used a defendant’s email, mobile phone, or other communication to send threatening messages to themselves and then try to use that as evidence against the defendant in court later on. Don’t let that be you.
If You Are Abused, Collect All the Evidence You