Beware: Third Party Contact is Still Contact
If a person has an active No Contact Order (‘NCO’) in place they would be wise not to violate it. A violation of a no ...
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- January 1, 2015
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DV Appeals Tough
A recent Washington Court of Appeals, Division One case reflects that successfully appealing jury convictions is pretty darn difficult in domestic violence cases. In Washington ...
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- December 9, 2014
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DV Tagedies Increase Government Involvement
For those of you who wonder why the government takes such a strong position on domestic violence, you need look no further than a tragic ...
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- October 27, 2013
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Screws are Tightening on King County DV Cases
Recently King County Prosecutor Dan Satterberg voiced his concern that he believed that domestic-violence cases are receiving inadequate attention in King County because Seattle police ...
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- September 22, 2013
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Changes on Horizon, Dismissals Secured
On the wake of Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn’s Wednesday announcement that he would recommend new funding for domestic-violence victims (three years after getting rid of ...
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- May 20, 2013
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DV Stands for Arrest
Get into an argument with a former girlfriend or spouse and chances are you are going to be arrested for domestic violence. That is exactly ...
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- May 9, 2013
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In the Clear? Not so Fast …
Just because a county prosecutor may choose to not file a criminal charge doesn’t mean you are “out of the woods”. Just ask former Seattle ...
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- April 28, 2013
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Why Can't my DV Case just be Dismissed?
We at SQ Attorneys are often asked by potential clients: (1) why prosecutors simply don’t understand that what someone may allege is not necessarily the ...
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- February 10, 2013
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VAWA through 2016?
Updating and expanding upon our recent Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) blog: This past Monday the Senate voted 85-5 to start debating on a bill ...
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- February 6, 2013
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Domestic Violence and Firearm Rights
Recently we have received many questions about domestic violence and the impact on a person’s right to possess a firearm. In short, a person convicted ...
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