What is Misdemeanor Domestic Violence?

Domestic violence may be charged as a felony or misdemeanor in Los Angeles and California. In most cases, whether or not this crime is prosecuted as one or the other has to do with the severity of the injuries received by the victim as well as with the criminal past of the accused. Those [...]

Separating from an Abusive Partner

Separating from an Abusive Partner If you are in an abusive relationship and are seeking to separate or divorce from your partner, your safety may be at risk and your ability to achieve a reasonable separation agreement may be compromised. Abusive relationships are characterized by one party seeking power and control over [...]

You Need to Get Out of an Abusive Relationship

There are many people who find themselves in an abusive relationship. Some of these people do not even realize that they are in an abusive relationship. An abusive relationship does not have to be a physical one. Someone does not have to hit you very hard or slap you before you realize that you [...]

Domestic Violence- the Psychology of the Abuser

Domestic violence is one of the most serious issues that affects the lives of millions of people in the world. Though women are the most commonly abused group, men are also abused by their partners. But women form the majority of those being abused. What kind of a person abuses his/her partner? Why the [...]

Help for Perpetrators of Domestic Violence Who Want To Change

Very many people assume that it is only the victims of domestic violence that need help. Little do we know that even the people who are responsible for the abuse usually have a will to change and become better persons. There are perpetrator programmes that are established to help abusers who are desperate to [...]

Laboring To Love An Abusive Mate: Not Ready To Leave Your Partner Even Though You Know You Should

You walked in late one night from hanging out with your friends, may be it was work, or visiting with relatives, “Whatever you were doing, you are late!” your partner shouts. You ask him what is he so angry about. You tell him that you are a grown woman and you can do whatever [...]

Domestic Violence but who is really aware

Domestic Violence is something that surprisingly enough most of the people that live around it are not aware. The signs are all around you if you know what to look for and to read between the lines. Women and Men are both likely to be victims of Domestic Violence. The definition in itself is [...]

Healing From Domestic Violence – the Rapture and Remedy of Writing for Domestic Abuse Survivors

I notice that when people are told to write as a) a way to keep records of the ongoing abuse episodes and domestic altercations, or b) for the healing effect, they recoil. If I didn’t know better I’d think they felt as though they were getting an assignment right out of grade school. And [...]

Domestic Abuse Treatment – Getting Your Needs Met Covertly Or Overtly

Have you ever noticed how some people will go out of their way to avoid telling you what they want? And when you least expect it, they lift the veil to reveal their desires. If you are one of these people, you know what I’m talking about. I see this characteristic all too often, [...]

How To Make Your Ex Return Your Phone Calls – This Works Even If It All Seems Hopeless

It so happens in many relationships that after you have had a fight with your partner and have broken up, one feels engulfed in vacuum. After a while need for companionship grows and so is the urge of being together again. Now what can you do to get him to speak to you. The [...]

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