Defending Your Rights
Domestic violence refers to a type of offense perpetrated against someone with whom you share a close relationship. Therefore, domestic violence is an area of criminal law that actually includes many different offenses. It is the relationship between the parties that elevates the offense to “domestic violence.”
Relevance of the Relationship Between Defendant and Accuser
Domestic violence can refer to a single act of physical, emotional, sexual or even financial violence against the victim. In most cases, the victim will point to a cycle of violence between the parties.
You might be charged with either misdemeanor or felony domestic violence under Section 273.5 of the California Penal Code if the alleged victim was:
A spouse or former spouse
A romantic partner
A former dating partner
A cohabitant or former cohabitant (roommate)
The parent of your child
Joel C. Renk handles all types of domestic violence cases, including:
Domestic battery
Criminal threats
Stalking
Harassment
Cyber-stalking
Violating a protective order
Child abuse
Child endangerment
Elder abuse
Attorney in Charge
Joel C. Renk, Esq.
Criminal Defense
Mr. Renk has represented 1000s of clients over his career, including those charged with misdemeanors such as DUI, driving under the influence, assault, battery, and vandalism to felonies such as murder, manslaughter, involuntary manslaughter, vehicular manslaughter, attempted murder, mayhem, torture, kidnapping, robbery, carjacking, false imprisonment, felony assault, rape, unlawful sodomy, oral copulation or foreign penetration, lewd acts on a child, child endangerment, domestic violence, felony threats, grand theft, grand theft auto, identity theft, receiving stolen property, fraud, drug charges, gang charges/enhancements, and unlawful possession of firearms/ammunition.
OVERVIEW OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE LAWS IN CALIFORNIA