Andrea Kaye And Stan Prowse Legal Eagle Radio

The DVPA Provides immediate legal protection for victims of domestic abuse  California's Domestic Violence Prevention Act (the "DVPA") was passed in 1993.  Its objective is to provide immediate legal protection for victims of domestic physical abuse and emotional abuse, in the form of temporary restraining orders and injunctions against the abuser.  Prior to the Act's passage, obtaining such assistance, if it was obtainable at all, was a complicated, lengthy, and expensive process. As its title indicates, the Act applies to married people and family members living together, people who have had children together, and to people who were or are dating each other.  The definition of "abuse" in the Act covers a lot of ground: molesting, attacking, striking, stalking, threatening, sexually assaulting, battering, harassing, telephoning, destroying personal property, contacting (either directly or indirectly, by mail or otherwise), coming within a certain distance of, or distrurbing the peace of the other party. T