Feb 08
supremyecy asked:
i had one put against me by my soon to be exwife and it is brought before family court. what is it and what could it be about?
Alexandre Britt
i had one put against me by my soon to be exwife and it is brought before family court. what is it and what could it be about?
Alexandre Britt
3 Responses to “what is a family offense petition?”
February 9th, 2010 at 12:02 pm
Read here, you have to scroll down a bit but is there.
February 10th, 2010 at 6:57 pm
It sounds like you are receiving an allegation of abuse/neglect. I really sympathize, it happened to me once, too. Get an attorney as fast as you can.
February 11th, 2010 at 6:00 pm
A family offense petition is filed by someone who claims that a family member hurt or threatened him or her or another member of the family or household. Family members include persons related by blood or marriage, formerly married persons, and unrelated persons who have a child in common. Family offense cases may go forward in a Family Court and/or they may be prosecuted in a Criminal Court. Parties to family offense matters can have cases in a Criminal Court and a Family Court at the same time.
The purpose of a family offense proceeding in Family Court is to stop the violence, end the family disruption and obtain protection. The victim who goes to Family Court to start the action is the petitioner. The alleged abuser is the respondent.