Seattle Domestic Violence Attorneys

If a call is made to 911 regarding domestic violence, someone is getting arrested when the police arrive. Your life gets turned upside down and you have far more questions than answers. Below, we provide answers to your most urgent questions. We have successfully litigated countless domestic violence cases, so call us today for a free, no strings attached consultation. We can help.

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We’re betting you have several burning questions you want answered, which is why we created this page. Here you’ll find simple and straightforward answers to the questions that really matter to you right now. Despite this, the best way to make sure all of your questions are answered is to simply pick up the phone and give us a call for a free confidential consultation.

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Common Domestic Violence Questions

In Washington State, if you are arrested for a crime involving domestic violence, you unfortunately cannot bail out of custody until after you have seen a judge. After arrested, will get a chance to see the judge within a couple of days at which point your attorney can argue to for release on personal recognizance (meaning you won’t have to pay anything). If this request is not granted and some amount of bail is required, we can assist with arranging to have a bail bondsman post bail right away.

Most likely, yes. In the vast majority of domestic violence matters, judges and prosecutors will seek a no contact order, even if the person who made the accusations doesn’t want one. That said, we will do whatever we can to avoid a no contact order getting put in place when that is the desire of our client and the accuser. We can also seek modifications of the orders to allow phone/email/text contact and exchange of children.

Depending on a variety of circumstances, we are often successful in keeping our clients out of custody after the resolution of their case. However, there is no way to truly answer this question until we have had the opportunity to review all the evidence in the case, gather all the mitigating evidence from you, and negotiate with the prosecutor.

No, once that phone call is made to 911, the accuser does not have the option of simply having the charges dropped. That decision now lies with the prosecutor. However, it certainly is not a bad thing when the accuser does not want the charges to go forward. We can give you more details about this when we speak.

Because every case has its own unique set of facts and circumstances, it’s not possible for us to tell you what result you will get on your particular case until we have had a chance to fully litigate it. That said, here are some potential results; all of which we have achieved for our clients:

  • Dismissal of charges in the pre-trial stages
  • Stipulated Order of Continuance (leads to dismissal of charges)
  • Deferred Prosecution
  • Reduction of charges
  • Reduction of penalties
  • Not guilty verdict after trial

We explain these potential outcomes in a little more detail further down the page, but it’s best to simply call us for a full explanation of what these outcomes mean and how we can achieve them.

Because there is such a wide variety of potential outcomes, we don’t want you to get ahead of yourself with worrying about every single potential consequence, but because we know this is often a burning question, here are a few:

  • Protection order
  • Probation/Community Custody
  • Domestic Violence classes
  • Fines
  • Work Release
  • Electronic Home Monitoring
  • Loss of firearm rights

The relationship between the parties involved. If the person accusing you is a family member, or you are in a dating relationship, or you live together, then there’s a good chance the offense will be labeled as “domestic violence.”

  • Assault
  • Harassment
  • Telephone Harassment
  • Malicious Mischief
  • Stalking
  • Interfering with Reporting Domestic Violence
  • Violation of No Contact Order
No. End of discussion. The police will act like they just want to talk to you. The truth is they only want to gather enough information to arrest you.
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