How Serious/ Very Serious
How serious is a domestic violence related charge? This is a question commonly inquired about when someone initially calls SQ Attorneys. The answer is that ...
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- July 25, 2016
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Pet Friendly Haven Granted
Just a quick reminder that domestic violence is taken extremely serious in Washington State. This is so regardless of how small or insignificant someone may ...
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- July 13, 2016
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No You Cannot Come In!
Recently SQ Attorneys has been receiving inquiries about one’s safety from police invasion into their living space. In other words, ‘do I have to let ...
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- June 20, 2016
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Domestic Violence; Self Defense
In the relatively recent domestic violence case of City of Tacoma v. Driscoll (Wash. Ct. App. Mar. 22, 2016), The Court of Appeals, Division II ...
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- June 10, 2016
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Who Files?
Many Washingtonians think that they, as citizens, have an absolute right to press – or not – criminal charges against another person. Unfortunately, this simply ...
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- May 31, 2016
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Mandatory Arrest, it is the Law
What has become clear over the many years we have practiced criminal law at SQ Attorneys is that most Washington residents do not know that ...
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- April 25, 2016
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DV stands for 'Domestic Violence'
In criminal law, the initials “DV” stand for ‘Domestic Violence’. DV is a moniker or, in essence, a ‘tag’ that is linked to certain delineated ...
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- April 12, 2016
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I Claim, You Claim, We all Claim – Self Defense!
In Washington, if someone is charged with the crime of assault (domestic violence related or otherwise), he may have the right to allege that he ...
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- April 5, 2016
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Probation = Oversight
Crime and punishment, they go hand and hand when a defendant is convicted in a court of law. As we all know, punishment can, and ...
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- March 2, 2016
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Court Finds Lawful Exception
As many Seattle domestic violence lawyers know, the general rule is that warrantless searches and seizures are considered, per se, unreasonable. In line with this ...
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