Family Assault Lawyers
Assault encompasses a large area of conduct. If you even recklessly cause someone pain, you may very well be charged with the Class A misdemeanor of assault, punishable by up to 1 year in jail. If that assault is committed against a “family” member, it will be charged as a family violence case. A family member is broadly defined, and includes former spouses and girlfriends/boyfriends, your in-laws, grandchildren, etc.
Assault with family violence convictions - and deferred adjudications - include serious consequences. You may be required to take intensive Batterers Intervention Program classes of 12 or 21 weeks duration or even longer. Your rights to possess firearms may be forever taken away. A protective order can be entered against you, barring you from even your own home - even before you are convicted. If you are convicted - or even placed on deferred adjudication - any subsequent arrest for family violence assault will be charged as a felony.
As with a Texas DWI penalty, this kind of charge presents a confusing array of consequences and options. An experienced domestic violence lawyer provides invaluable advice on how to proceed with these cases. We have successfully handled many hundreds of family violence assault cases, including protective order issues, modification of bond conditions, felony enhancements and probation violations.
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