Overview
Domestic Violence in Colorado Springs
Colorado requires police to make an arrest when they believe domestic violence occurred. Within hours you can face a no-contact order that keeps you out of your home, limits time with your children, and affects your right to own firearms.
We work on the bond conditions and the protection order first, then on the charge itself. Domestic violence is an enhancer that can attach to many different offenses, so the defense has to address both the underlying charge and the enhancer.
Can the no-contact order be changed?
Sometimes. A court can modify bond conditions, including contact restrictions, after a hearing. We can ask for changes that let you return home or see your children while the case is open.
A domestic violence charge can also affect a custody case, through the protection order and through the family court's own findings. Will a domestic violence charge affect my custody case?