Domestic Violence Attorney

How did I get help when my ex boyfriend violated the restraining order I had against him? I was involved with a man for 5 years, had 2 children with him, but saw the writing on the wall, that it was time to move on, when he continually would come home from work drunk and take out his frustrations on me with his fists. I was seriously concerned that one day he would hurt our children, or not be able to stop. I received a restraining order from the court, but it really was not worth the paper it was written on. I needed help, and I needed it quickly. Obviously, he needed to be shown that I was serious, and if it took an arrest and jail time to accomplish it, so be it. I needed a great domestic violence attorney who would assist me; to protect me from the man, I really no longer felt safe living with. I asked my friends for recommendations, within the budget I had, and found the most caring lawyer. He listened to my problems, promised to help me, and was able to work within the funds I had to pay him. The violation of the restraining order, he told me was enough to get him arrested, but to keep him in jail, would take further court appearances. I had to be protected, from the distinct possibility that he would not stop with hitting me, and get more violent towards me. He had a good job, living a double life and that had to end. He had to suffer as much as he made me suffer, and jail time would hopefully do the trick, but another issue was he really had anger management issues, which I felt he had never really come to terms with.