Woodbury Domestic Violence Lawyer

Being the victim of domestic violence is a terrifying situation that no one deserves to experience. Whether you’ve been harmed by a spouse at your home near Brown Spurlock Park, or you have been stalked by an ex-partner while attending an event at Cannon County High School, you need the support and legal advocacy of a Woodbury domestic violence lawyer who has got your back. At Boss Law, our attorneys are here for you.

You Can Trust the Team at Boss Law

When victimized by domestic violence, you need a legal team that will stop at nothing to protect you. At Boss Law, we are proud to be the staff attorneys at the Domestic Violence Program of Rutherford County, held at the Cannon County courthouse on West Main Street in Woodbury, and we can use this experience to help you in your case. Our attorney and receptionist are both fluent Spanish speakers and are here to assist victims and their families from all walks of life.

As a graduate of both Middle Tennessee State University and the Nashville School of Law, our team is led by an attorney who has earned a reputation for being a safe place for victims of domestic violence to come to and ensure their story is told. We are here to guide you through all the difficulties of your domestic violence case and ensure you and your loved ones are kept safe from any future harm.

Defining Domestic Violence in Cannon County

Every minute, around 20 people in the United States experience physical abuse by their intimate partner. One in three women across the world has been subjected to actions of physical or sexual violence by an intimate partner, and in the United States, an estimated 10 million people are affected by acts of domestic violence.

Domestic violence typically involves a wide range of different behaviors, but is typically perpetrated by members of the victim’s household or family. These abusers can include:

• A current or former spouse
• A person with whom the victim currently resides or has resided in the past
• A person with whom the victim shares a child
• The parent of a child
• A person with whom the victim has dated in the past, is currently dating, or has had a sexual relationship
• Someone who is related to the victim through blood, marriage, or adoption

Actions of domestic violence also go beyond slapping, hitting, or calling names. Common forms of domestic violence can include:

• Physical abuse. This can involve any hurting or trying to hurt you through burning, kicking, punching, grabbing, shoving, slapping, stalking, hitting, hair-pulling, biting, or other uses of physical force. It can also include being forced physically from your home, being trapped in your home, using a weapon against you, or damaging your property when the abuser becomes angry.
• Emotional abuse. This can include actions that try to undermine your sense of self-worth through belittling you, name-calling, or constant criticism. It can also happen if your abuser keeps you from working, expects you to ask permission for certain things, punishes you by withholding affection, and threatens to hurt you, your children, your loved ones, your pets, or themselves.
• Sexual abuse. This can involve actions of rape, holding you down during sex, accusing you of cheating, making you dress in a certain way, demanding sex even when you are sick or tired, and harming you during sex in an intentional manner when you have not given your consent.

Seeking a Protective Order in Woodbury

If you have been the victim of domestic violence, then you may wish to pursue obtaining an order of protection or a restraining order so that your abuser can no longer have contact with you. In most cases, a protective order will be only temporary, but in serious situations, your lawyer can advocate for these orders to be extended or to be made permanent.

In order to secure a necessary restraining order on the basis of domestic violence or abuse, you must show that your abuser has taken one or more of the following actions:

• Has threatened serious injury to you or someone in your household, such as a child
• Has attempted to cause or has been successful in causing you physical harm
• Has threatened to destroy or has succeeded in maliciously destroying your property
• Has injured or has attempted to injure a pet that either you own or that is owned by a minor child

If any of these actions have been taken against you by an abuser, you need to contact Boss Law and seek a temporary protective order. This order can ensure that your abuser is kept from taking any of the following actions:

• Contacting you in any form, such as through a third party, by phone, by mail, or via the internet
• Causing you any further physical harm or threatening to harm you
• Approaching you
• Staying in your shared home in instances where you live together
• Visiting your place of work, your home, your school, or those of your minor children

For years, the attorneys at Boss Law have been fighting for the victims of domestic violence in Rutherford County, and now we turn our attention to Cannon County. We are firm believers that no one should be made to suffer this kind of treatment, and we make it our mission to defend you, protect you, and ensure someone has your back at all times.

Hire a Domestic Violence Lawyer Today

If you or a loved one has been the victim of domestic violence, there is action to take, and there are people out there ready to protect you. When you hire a domestic violence lawyer from Boss Law, know that you are not only getting excellent legal care, but you are also gaining a team of people who will stand up in your defense and work to keep you safe. Contact our offices today to schedule your free, confidential consultation. Your story is safe with us.