Georgia has enacted some of the country's most stringent laws regarding domestic violence. These laws provide protection for victims of domestic violence by restraining their abusers and providing financial support to the victims.
If you have experienced abuse or threats of domestic violence, you can count on Edwards & Associates to provide compassionate service and assertive representation.
Help for Victims of Domestic Violence
You or other household members do not have to suffer abuse or threats. Edwards & Associates can help you obtain protection. The first step is obtaining an ex parte order that will provide immediate protection. Within two weeks, the court will schedule a hearing for a long-term restraining order. Our firm can represent you at that hearing to present evidence supporting your petition. We can also seek an order covering the possession of a home, child support, the possession of an automobile and other protections for you.
Attorney Regina Edwards formerly worked for Georgia Legal Services, a non-profit law firm that was instrumental in drafting the current Georgia temporary protective order laws. Edwards & Associates has successfully obtained hundreds of temporary protective orders and can work to obtain protection for you and your loved ones.
False Domestic Violence Claims
Sometimes, a person will untruthfully allege domestic violence in order to "stack the deck" in a divorce or child custody dispute. Domestic violence is a serious issue, and when someone lies about whether abuse has taken place, it can have devastating consequences on the accused party and the children.
Our firm has successfully defended people falsely accused of domestic violence. In one landmark fathers' rights case, we represented a young father who had been falsely accused of domestic violence. In truth, the mother had attacked the father with a hammer. After hearing the evidence, the judge dismissed the restraining order against the father and awarded him full custody of his infant daughter. The judge then entered a restraining order against the mother. The father kept custody of his daughter during the subsequent divorce.
If you have been falsely accused of domestic violence, call us immediately. If you are served with a temporary protective order, you generally have less than two weeks to hire an attorney and defend your case.
Our firm only accepts protective order defense cases in which we believe that domestic violence has not taken place. If we accept your case, you can rest assured that we believe in you and will fight for your rights.
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We serve clients throughout the Greater Atlanta, Georgia, area through offices in Gwinnett, Cobb and Fulton County. We also practice in Forsyth, Clayton , Rockdale and Dekalb.
