Prosecutors may negotiate and agree to a lighter sentence in exchange for a guilty plea or to the defendant pleading guilty to a different, less serious crime. A conviction for domestic violence — even a misdemeanor — becomes part of your permanent criminal record. If you are convicted later of another crime, the court can consider your prior conviction and impose a harsher sentence in the new case. A convicted felon loses the right to vote, hold public office, serve as a juror for seven years and carry or own firearms.
In certain circumstances, a felony conviction also can result in loss of a professional license. A conviction for a violent crime — misdemeanor or felony — can hurt you when you are looking for a job or applying to rent a house or apartment. Only someone familiar with the local criminal court system and cases like yours will know how good your chances are for a favorable outcome in court or at the negotiating table.
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But Indian society forced Me back with him again and he became a bearable man and now I hav two kids with him living those monsters is not easy and everyday challenge to grow my kids in this environment wher I cudnt do job due to my kids! But my husband supports me financially after lot of bickering every month so I can say my life is not perfect but not sad like many other women now I know when to give my inlaws a bitchful reply and a shout!
So all women and future mother inlaws please teach your male child to behave from start and start respecting women! Hello mam Actually I want to knw if a women stay with a men in leave in relationship and they have child to nd the men was torture her for physically or mentally so what can she do for herself or how can women helpline help her.
Please contact the National Commission for Women — The apex national level organization of India with the mandate of protecting and promoting the interests of women.
My prblm is that when I was jst 19 yrs old in I got married and I was suffering from domestic violence in which my in-laws also encourage my husband and they never stoped him. The time to ask for your dowry and jewelry was at the time of getting the divorce. It is unlikely that you will get it back now. Consult a lawyer to explore your options.
Hi I m writting this to you for your advice and support.. I m Deblina from kolkata who is undergoing torture mentally and physically.. My husband and I married and started staying in Bangalore and everything was going well we were happy until when I stopped working and bringing money he started tourtouring me beating me hitting me abusing me with worst slang started forcing me for sex forcing me to do house work while I started falling sick and the he started to threaten to kill me and attempted to murder me by pressing my neck with wall hitting me beating me but I kept quite..
However, we have to ask why you seem so helpless. Are you not a grown, adult woman who can take her own decisions? If so, then please leave this abusive home and find another place to live. Get a job. Be financially independent. Stop acting helpless and get your own life together. I have given complaint against them all in local police station..
Shubhada, your message has been sent to the National Commission for Women. Please check your email for a response from them. I hv complainted against them all…this all comes undr act of domestice voilence… kalam Bt local police station registered simple case… what should I do? Plzz suggest me contact details for Ahmednagar district… to charge this case under This is all part of the cycle of abuse.
A man who abuses you is not a man who loves you, no matter what he says. Abusers never improve. The abuse will only get worse the longer she stays with him. She needs to leave and start life on her own. Hi i am from punjab. I waz in usa on visitor visa den i got married their to an indian guy who is originally from delhi.
He use to drunk n may be some other drug things too because he owns his smoke shop there. Please give him a divorce and move on with your life. Focus your efforts on being a mother, becoming financially independent and providing for your child. I live in Mumbai II want to do love marrage but may family is against it, For which they beat me and they are always saying that they will kill me or my lover.
I m a working women,but then also they are pressurized me to marry another guy Please help me otherwise they will harm me. Shilpa, you cannot depend on your family and have your own source of income, so it is best that you live separately from them and go to the police to report their death threats.
Pls advice me. I got married in Jan I was under domestic violence and dowry harassment for 4 months. I literally escaped out from my husband by my neighbour uncle when my husband tried to kill me. I came back to my family on July 11 I have filed case for divorce.
Till now the case is in court. He accepted for mutual divorce. He doesnt feel guilty of his violence towards me????. I was the victim and I need justice Divorce can save me but what if he does the same to other girl. My mistake was I did not go to police and give complaint during the problem since I dont want my mom to know my suffering?? He used me and now he is free to live happily. Me n my family are suffering with the words from the society. Is there no punishment for him.??? Is divorce the only solution???
I have got lot of beatings and got hurt physically and mentally by him and his family. But now no punishment for them.. How is this fair.. Pls tell me what should I do. Any help.. Christina, I commend you for getting out and filing for divorce. Stop feeling bad that this man will be punished. Karma will take care of him eventually.
It is not your job to seek revenge or to punish him. Focus on your own life and career and stop focusing on him. Leave the past behind and look to the future. Many women are not as lucky as you. Hi, I live in Cochin, Kerala and have been married for 6 years now. This all started after I refused to pay the rent for the house that we are living in.
Now even his father has started saying the same thing. Please help me… I have a daughter who is just 2 years old. Kindly give some guidance on how to handle the situation. The abuse will only get worse. I advise you to leave the house and find a job and a safe place to live with your daughter. Hi Mam. Please provide me any active women helpline number where I can complain against domestic violence. Hi my friend is married for last 21 years. After 18 years of marriage she gave birth to a child.
Her mother in law always tease her. Now they harass her everyday. His husband is God fearing and good by nature. Her brother in law is not a good person.
His wife always tease her. Her mother in law and brother in law and his wife use very abusing language and even hit her and her baby many times. As she is very sincere and honest girl. My marriage is an love marraige bt my mother inlaw doesnt like me she always use to fight wid me on 9july my husband snt me my home n said i vl come n take u home later bt after a week he snt me notice stating for divorce nw thy r nt tlkng wid me n nt even sayng anythg n says v wnt divorce pls suggest me any help as its being just two mnths for my marriage n thy leave me n ask fr divorce pls hlp me n suggest for help in pune.
Hi, I have filed a DV case against my brother. I lost my dad 2 years back. Form that time I am facing DV. I am a patient of osteoporosis. Today was my statement date it got cancelled.
Again I got date after 10 days. This procedure takes too much time. Is there any option to get help at the earliest. It has been 7 months of my marriage and my husband beats me very badly.
I am now not able to tolerate this insult anymore. Then call one of the helplines above for legal advice. Prepare to leave your home and start out on your own.
A man who beats you is not a man who loves you, no matter how he behaves on his good days. Many times he beat my sister badly and day by day his nuisance are increasing. Please mam give any suggestion how I help her and give me the helpline number related to domestic violence.
Women commission Phone Number : , , , Hi I am a mother of 3 month old infant. My husband and in laws start torturing me when I was 7 months pregnant at that time I avoided that and came to my parents place after my delivery.
I am unable to understand what to do please help. Lalita, My question to you is this. Really, why? Please hire a lawyer and file for divorce from this person.
Start a new life on your own and with your child. If your parents can support you for a while, all the better. How can I get those documents without going there. It is possible to apply for duplicate copies of all your certificates stating that you lost them. Hi, Can anyone help me to pass helpline number related to domestic violence from Bangalore. Where i can get prompt response?
Hi, I hear my neighbour abusing his wife and children almost every night after he gets drunk. Sometimes I can hear he throws things also at them. Although the family seems very normal in the day time, can I help the lady and kids without me being involved formally??
I feel pity for the children as the environment is not good for them. My name is ann.. I love him his name is James. We have been together for 2 years now we r thinking of marriage. But he has anger issues he is very short temper he always beats me even says dirty words to me. But I hide it from everyone thinking maybe he will change one day he even tried to kill me twice.
But I am still with him because I love him and I want to marry him.. Is this love? Does he love me? Or am I a fool? Thinking of a happy ending with him? Everyone told me to leave him.. Not he got his toe nail broken while kicking me but he is still blaming it all on me.
While the maximum varies from one year to five years and more for these crimes, the minimum is the same across the board. This may include time in a county jail or a state correctional facility. Mandatory minimums for domestic violence in Florida include:. In many cases, your sentence may include significantly more time behind bars than the mandatory minimum.
If this happens in your case, we may be able to get the judge to probate some or all of your jail time beyond the mandatory minimum. These mandatory minimum sentences increase if your child, the child of the victim, or another child who resides with you or the victim witnesses the domestic violence taking place. Florida lawmakers are especially tough on offenders who commit this type of crime in front of children under the age of 16 years old.
If the facts of your case include a baby, child, or young teenager witnessing the incident, and you get convicted, you will face additional mandatory time in county jail or a state correctional facility.
This includes:. Of course, the court could sentence you to more time behind bars as a part of the consequences of committing this type of crime if you are convicted. These mandatory minimums are the time you must serve.
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