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Langford & Wray Criminal Defense · Richmond

Domestic charges

Assault against a family or household member, protective orders and no-contact conditions. Careful work for a hard moment at home.

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Led by Eleanor Langford, founding partner

A domestic charge can change your life overnight. While the case is open, you may not be able to go home, see your children, or contact your partner.

We move first on the parts that shape your daily life: bond conditions, protective order hearings and where you can stay. Then we build the defense with the same care as any other case.

Charges we handle

  • Domestic assault and battery
  • Protective order hearings
  • Violation of a protective order
  • No-contact bond conditions
  • Juvenile and Domestic Relations court

What to know right now

  1. 1 Follow every no-contact order exactly, even if the other person reaches out to you.
  2. 2 A protective order hearing is a separate case, and it can move fast.
  3. 3 The other person cannot simply drop the charge. The prosecutor decides.
  4. 4 Some first-offense cases may qualify for a program that can end in a dismissal. Ask us.

General information, not legal advice for your situation.

How we build the defense

  • Prepare for the protective order hearing right away.
  • Ask the court to adjust bond conditions when it is safe and fair.
  • Gather texts, call logs and witness statements.
  • Explore first-offense options where the law allows them.

We can't promise how your case will end. We can promise to check every one of these, explain what we find, and let you make the call.

Questions about domestic cases

My partner wants me home. Can I go back?

Not if a no-contact order is in place, even if your partner invites you. Breaking the order is a new charge. We can ask the court to change the conditions the right way.

Will this affect custody of my kids?

It can. Family court may look at the criminal case. We keep both in view and can work with your family lawyer if you have one.

Example outcomes

These are example outcomes written for this demo website. They are not real cases. Every case depends on its own facts, and a past result does not guarantee or predict a similar result in any future case.

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Facing a domestic charge? Talk to us today.

Your first case review is free. Tell us what happened and when your court date is, and an attorney will call you back. If someone is in custody right now, call us instead.

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