| Everyone will have heard of someone who {is having | | | | child then {the law is very clear.|they have to abide |
| problems within|is experiencing some form of trouble | | | | by what the law states.} |
| within} a marriage. It gets a little more serious when, | | | | Once the arrest is done {it is probably too late for |
| for example, a {family member hits another.|there is a | | | | any other option|there is rarely a way out} and the |
| violent spousal incident.} | | | | guilty party will end up with a criminal record. This |
| If this happens and the police are called, it is of | | | | now starts more {problems between the two people |
| utmost importance to contact a domestic abuse | | | | concerned|upsets between the two} and the whole |
| lawyer. Domestic violence lawyers will work to {make | | | | circle starts again. |
| sure that sentences are kept as low as | | | | A first offender will{now have a police record that |
| possible|mitigate any sentence} for the unfortunate | | | | will span|be upset to learn that a police record will be |
| person arrested in the home, but they have to work | | | | kept for} a total of seven years with up to six |
| fast. | | | | months in jail. This {brings many obvious problems |
| It is much better, if a couple {have some | | | | for|will herald the beginning of multiple problems for} |
| differences|have some problems} within a relationship, | | | | the individual in that it precludes him from owning a |
| for them to get counseling. Unfortunately, many | | | | firearm or can even reflect badly in child custody |
| people have fall outs, {sort out the problem and plan | | | | cases. A second offence, within the seven year |
| to get where this will|deal with whatever was | | | | period, {guarantees some time in incarceration which |
| upsetting them and say that this will} never happen | | | | is|will see the guilty party spending time in jail which |
| again, and then start the same procedure all over | | | | is} mandatory, and one hundred hours of community |
| again. | | | | service. The third strike in seven years means {an |
| When tempers fray to breaking point, some - | | | | unavoidable jail term|an uncomfortable span in jail} of |
| normally the wife - will {ask for assistance from the | | | | between one and seven years. |
| authorities|call out the riot squad} to come and cool | | | | Many women {believe that once the police take the |
| down the situation. The problem lies in the fact that | | | | partner away|assume that once the authorities take |
| the police are not{, in any shape or form, trained for | | | | away the perpetrator} from the situation and kept in |
| this.|mediators or marriage counselors.} When they | | | | jail for a couple of days to cool off, she can |
| {are sent for and witness that|called out and | | | | withdraw the case. This is definitely not true since |
| ascertain that} something violent has happened, they | | | | once he is {in the system he must appear in|taken |
| have no alternative but to arrest one or the other. | | | | and fingerprinted then he will definitely end up in} |
| This is the only way of guaranteeing that {further | | | | court. It is the prosecutor who is pressing the case |
| crimes will not take place.|no other crimes will be | | | | {and will do so in most cases.|and will not normally |
| committed.} | | | | listen to pleas for mercy.} Even the court cannot {be |
| But it is not only {married people who are | | | | classed as counselors|have any sympathy for the |
| experiencing|people with a marriage license who will | | | | warring factions} since the rules are in the law and |
| have} arguments that turn violent. It is{classed as a | | | | this will bring untold problems to the relationship. |
| violent act|a violent act perpetrated} even if the | | | | It is much easier, if the couple {admit to |
| couples are not married. Any touch can be classed as | | | | having|suspect that there are big} problems, to sort it |
| battery from {any member of a family to | | | | out without police intervention. Seek help {from |
| another.|anyone deemed to have a relationship from | | | | qualified professionals|frome marriage counselors and |
| one to the other.} As long as there is a blood | | | | the like} to avoid the downward spiral, and expense, |
| relationship, a dating relationship or if a couple share a | | | | of the courts. |