As the COVID-19 crisis has dragged on, confinement and fatigue within the home have continued to grow, and domestic violence cases have risen sharply.
Investigating authorities have accordingly strengthened their tendency, unlike in the past, to refer cases promptly as a matter of principle even where the incident is a simple scuffle between family members. It cannot be stressed enough that anyone booked in a criminal matter arising from a family dispute needs the assistance of counsel as quickly as possible.
Acting for the suspect (the person concerned) in a recent case that was booked and then referred as a domestic protection case following an assault between siblings, Law Firm Changchun made a concrete showing of how the violence came about and how minor it was, and argued in substance that no protective disposition was necessary. We thereby obtained from the court a "decision of no disposition" — meaning that neither criminal punishment nor a protective disposition would be imposed in that case — the equivalent of an acquittal.
Drawing on extensive experience and expertise, Law Firm Changchun's family law team provides the most effective legal services to clients in family matters and in civil and criminal proceedings arising from disputes within families of many kinds.