Fort Lauderdale Criminal Attorney Blog
If you are arrested for domestic violence in Fort Lauderdale, you may also soon be served with a domestic violence injunction. We understand that you may not want anything to do with that person anymore anyway. You’ll gladly stay away – so why bother fighting back? 
If you are the subject/respondent in that case, allowing an injunction to go unchallenged can have substantial consequences in your life. A few things to consider:
- If a domestic violence injunction request is not contested, it will probably be granted.
- Your movements will be restricted. You may be prohibited from being in certain places at certain times – and even accidental mistakes can have serious penalties.
- A permanent domestic violence injunction will almost certainly have an impact on child custody. Even if you don’t lose parenting time rights, arrangements for pick ups and drop offs will inevitably be more complicated.
- A domestic violence injunction will become part of the permanent record. Even though the proof burden is less for an injunction than it is a criminal conviction, it will stay on your permanent record all the same – will all the adverse affects that carries. It will impact your reputation, your financial situation, your relationships, your freedom, and your future. It could have negative implications in job searches, rental/housing agreements, and future romantic partners.
So as our Fort Lauderdale domestic violence defense lawyers can explain, not staying in contact with your accuser may be a great idea. But not fighting back against a domestic violence injunction is a bad one.
Types of Domestic Violence Injunctions
Domestic violence injunctions can be civil or criminal. As our Fort Lauderdale domestic violence defense lawyers can explain, F.S. 741.30 notes that domestic violence injunctions can be issued incidental to a criminal case or a person can request one even if no arrest as been made. Continue reading
