 Did you know that in the state of Florida, if the police are called for a domestic violence incident, someone must be removed from the home? Just like the client I had last week, she and her husband were arguing and she lost her temper. Police were called and she ended up spending the night in the county jail. The next day her husband's calling me. He felt horrible. It was a total miscommunication, but yet on that night someone had to go to jail. The next day I was able to talk to her and her husband and we were able to get a resolution worked out that allowed them to maintain contact. Because did you know that at advisories after being arrested for domestic violence, the judge will most likely order you to not have any contact with the other party? Being arrested for domestic violence can totally upend someone's life. The upheaval that it causes when you're arrested, you spend the night in jail, then the next morning you go to advisers and a judge orders you not to have any contact with the other party. Here you are possibly have kids in common, you're trying to co-parent, you've got to get to work, you've got to get your clothes, your car, all of your belongings and you're not allowed to contact this person at all who you've shared your life with. That's why you need a good attorney who can intervene immediately and help you get the help you need and keep your life on track so it doesn't cause as much upheaval and chaos afterwards. Carlson Meisner, Hart and Hazelett, protecting your rights since 1971.