What if the alleged victim is not actually a family member?
Texas law allows prosecutors to seek a “family violence” conviction even when the defendant and alleged victim are not what one might ordinarily consider family. In addition to blood relatives, a family violence allegation can be made against a foster child or parent, former spouse, domestic partner, roommate, boyfriend, girlfriend, and even a former boyfriend or girlfriend.
Related Questions
- Can a landowner take out the policy by themselves if they don’t actually lease the land for hunting, but allow friends and family members to hunt?
- What can a victim or family member of a victim do to insure they will be notified when someone comes up for parole consideration?
- Can people actually get away with running away like this?
