States that have gun-surrender laws for those who commit acts of domestic violence generally have lower fatality rates related to domestic violence. This was the conclusion of a study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine. Overall, the states that had such...
Domestic Violence
Income doesn’t protect against abuse
The fact that people who live in wealthy neighborhoods could be victims of domestic violence may surprise some Minnesota residents. However, a July murder-suicide involved victims who live in an affluent part of Springfield, Missouri. In that incident, police believe...
Emotional abuse as a part of domestic violence
There are people in Minnesota whose spouses employ such subtle abuse tactics that neither party may be aware, exactly, of what is happening. Spousal emotional abuse often manifests in the victim a feeling that something is wrong along with an inability to pinpoint...
Common behaviors of domestic abusers
Domestic violence is pervasive throughout Minnesota and the rest of the country. People who abuse their partners and family members can come from any socioeconomic level, race, culture or religion. To people outside the home, they often appear to be nice and...
Child custody and visitation and domestic abuse
For some Minnesota parents, a marriage may end due to allegations of domestic abuse. When this happens, these allegations may also affect child custody. However, a court will look for evidence of abuse instead of just taking a person's word that the abuse has...
Suspected child abuse increased 25 percent from 2015 to 2016
Minnesota parents may be horrified to learn that the number of children in the state who were believed to be neglected or abused increased by 25 percent between 2015 and 2016. Authorities believed that the increase may be due to multiple factors, including awareness,...
Many domestic violence survivors suffer from head trauma
In recent years, there have been many news reports about concussions suffered by football players and U.S. war veterans. However, comparably little attention has been paid to the head trauma regularly suffered by domestic violence victims in Minnesota and across the...
Amber Heard accuses Johnny Depp of abuse
Minnesota movie fans may have heard about the impending divorce between Johnny Depp and Amber Heard. Although not much is known concerning the details of their filing, some of the allegations surrounding the situation may prove illuminating for others in a similar...
Domestic violence abusers may gain right to firearms
Minnesota residents who have been convicted of a domestic violence misdemeanor may be able to purchase and own firearms if a Supreme Court decision goes their way. At present, the Lautenberg Amendment to the Gun Control Act of 1968 prohibits people who have been...
New restraining-order-related initiative in Minnesota
One of the legal steps generally available to Minnesota domestic violence victims is to make a request for a restraining order, also known as an order of protection. Domestic abuse lawyers can answer questions those who have been subjected to domestic violence have...