Grand County Domestic Violence Attorney

Domestic violence charges are serious in Colorado, as the state's zero-tolerance mandatory arrest laws can significantly disrupt a defendant's life, even if the allegations are unfounded. If police believe a violation has occurred against a family member or romantic partner, you will be arrested even if the alleged victim does not press charges.

To minimize the impact to your job, your reputation, your home life, and your Second Amendment rights, contact an experienced domestic violence attorney as soon as possible after your arrest. Colorado fast-tracks domestic assault cases, meaning your attorney will have a limited time to prepare your defense before your first appearance in court.

Grand County Domestic Violence Defense

In the eyes of Colorado state law, domestic violence isn't exclusively physical. Domestic violence charges can stem from emotional abuse, financial abuse, and technological abuse. It's usually an enhancement or aggravator added to another criminal charge, typically:

• Assault (CRS 18-3-202 – 204)
• Stalking a.k.a. “Vonnie’s Law” (CRS 18-3-602)
• Harassment (CRS 18-9-111)
• False imprisonment (CRS 18-3-303)
• Elder abuse (CRS 18-6.5-103)
• Sexual assault (CRS 18-3-402)
• Violating a restraining order (CRS 18-6-803.5)

You'll face a protection order soon after your arrest, which can negatively impact divorce or child custody proceedings, can prevent you from seeing your children, and can prevent you from living in your home. Even violating the protection order (CRS 18-6-803.5) in a class 1 misdemeanor, with the up to a year in jail as the penalty for a first time offense.

In Grand County, the underlying charge determines the penalty for a domestic violence conviction. Our experienced Winter Park domestic violence defense attorneys will defend you by first attempting to reduce or dismiss the underlying charge.

There are many other ways to mount a criminal defense. Our experienced Grand County domestic violence defense attorneys represent clients throughout the area, including Fort Collins, Longmont, Loveland, Larimer County, Weld County, Berthoud, Estes Park, Johnstown, Red Feather Lakes, Timnath, Wellington, Windsor, LaPorte, Bellevue, Greeley, Ault, Eaton, Severance, Nunn, Firestone, Dacono, Boulder, Winter Park, Granby, Hot Sulphur Springs, and Fraser. We represent clients in Larimer County, Boulder County, Weld County, Grand County and beyond.

Call Matthew Haltzman at the Haltzman Law Firm today at (970) 692-3440 for a free and confidential consultation to discuss your rights.