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If you are worried about your safety and the safety of your family in your own home, an experienced Woodland Hills domestic violence lawyer can help right away. For your protection, it’s worth speaking with a knowledgeable attorney who can discuss your options and help protect your safety.
Joni E. Salomon at the Salomon Law Corporation, A.P.C., can provide help with a protective safety order. An experienced domestic violence law firm can help you through the protective order process. Call an attorney right away so you can feel safe in your own home again.
If you are in immediate danger, call 911 as soon as you can. Please don’t do anything that could jeopardize your health or the safety of your family.
In California, domestic violence means abuse or a threat of potential abuse against someone with a close current or past personal relationship. You can get a domestic violence restraining order (DVRO) to help limit further contact with your alleged abuser.
Restraining orders are handled by the Family Law Division of the Los Angeles Superior Court, where Joni E. Salomon of the Salomon Law Corporation, A.P.C., has extensive experience in the courtroom and can help with filing a restraining order.
In Woodland Hills, a restraining order is sometimes necessary in order to protect people from harassment or domestic violence. An abuser can be a romantic partner, a family member, a relative, a spouse, or anyone else who lives with the person seeking the protective order. The law doesn’t require it to be a current relationship. For example, you can file a domestic violence restraining order against an abusive ex-boyfriend.
With a restraining order, you can force someone to:
When someone has abused you or your children, you can ask for a restraining order. Abuse can be physical or emotional. It can happen in a variety of ways, including failing to provide for your basic needs, making you feel unsafe, keeping you from having money, or isolating you or your children from others.
While you’re not required to have an attorney, it is recommended because restraining order requests can become contentious, and they are often complex. An attorney can provide invaluable help with domestic violence situations and with asking for a California restraining order. They can also ask to change, stop, or renew your existing restraining order.
Domestic violence remains a concern in our area. In 2020 alone, Los Angeles County reported 35,498 domestic violence calls for help. From 2022 to 2023, California Superior Courts saw 77,393 domestic violence case filings. With 9.6 million residents in Los Angeles County, our family courts are frequently handling domestic violence matters. An attorney can make a big difference in the outcome of your domestic violence case.
Unfortunately, about 1 in every 30 women in California reported experiencing violence that was either physical or sexual in 2023. That’s over 460,000 women in California.
If you need immediate help, call 911. Then, contact a knowledgeable attorney. A compassionate attorney at the Salomon Law Corporation, A.P.C., is available to confidentially discuss your situation in a safe space.
A: Restraining orders have some differences from protective orders. Los Angeles County police can ask for an Emergency Protective Order (EPO) when a victim calls 911 for help. An EPO is intended to protect the victim of a crime. With a restraining order, a victim can directly request their own protective order. When a victim requests a restraining order (rather than as requested by the police), there may be additional victim protections available.
A: No, if you’re not closely related and not in a relationship, you can’t get a restraining order for domestic violence. However, you can get a civil restraining order. You’re more likely to receive a civil restraining order if you can provide ample evidence of a credible threat of violence. You can file for this type of restraining order against a neighbor, a roommate, coworkers, or unfamiliar relatives.
A: Yes, in California, you can get a restraining order to help protect against elder abuse or neglect. You can speak with an attorney for help with stopping someone from accessing your relative’s money or to stop them from physical or emotional abuse. Your lawyer can discuss your options and help with filing appropriate paperwork with the police and/or the Family Law Division of the Los Angeles Superior Court.
A: No, in California, domestic violence restraining orders cannot help with workplace violence. However, an employer can ask for a California court order to help protect an employee from violence, harassment, stalking, or threatened violence at your job.
Only your employer can ask for a work-related violence restraining order, and if you need help starting the process, contact an attorney to discuss the first steps.
Contact Joni E. Salomon at the Salomon Law Corporation, A.P.C., for help with setting up a protective order or for enforcement assistance. You should feel safe in your own home, and our office is dedicated to helping domestic violence victims move forward. An experienced attorney can help discuss your protective options.
Our firm’s Woodland Hills office is in the same complex as Equinox and near the Village Mall. Contact us for help right away from a trusted Woodland Hills domestic violence lawyer.
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