Florida law defines domestic violence as any assault, battery, sexual assault, sexual battery, stalking, kidnapping, or false imprisonment or any criminal offense resulting in physical injury, or death of one “family or household” member by another who is, or was, residing in the same single dwelling unit. Under Florida law, domestic violence is a very serious matter and the state has created the “Injunction for Protection”. An experienced attorney in these matters can help you file a petition for an Injunction for Protection against Domestic Violence if your abuser is your husband or wife, your ex-husband or wife, any person related to you by blood or marriage (such as your aunt, cousin or brother-in-law), any person who lives or lived in your household as if they were part of the family (such as a boyfriend or girlfriend of another family member), and the mother or father of your baby, even if they have never lived with you or been married to you. The law protects you against these people even if they are no longer living with you. You can file for an Injunction for Protection Against Domestic Violence after just one violent occurrence. If this situation applies to you, contact our office for a free consultation at (352) 371-9757.

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