If Children Are Involved In Domestic Assault How Would They Be Affected?

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What will most likely happen is that they're going to arrest the person and the children are going to stay with the other parent. That is the most common outcome.

Unfortunately, there are a lot of occurrences where the children are caught in the middle of a nasty custody battle. Sometimes police get used as a way to bolster this custody battle. The "victim" will call the police and will falsely accuse the spouse or partner of domestic assault.

Domestic assault charges are often loaded with half truths and outright lies. Many domestic assault cases are based on circumstantial evidence and one person's word against another. Sadly, children are caught in these situations and domestic assault is weaponized to be used against the parent in a custody battle.

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