nevada laws
By missybear
@missybear (11391)
United States
September 11, 2008 11:05am CST
i think nevada has some messed up laws when it comes to domestic violence.
i used to be in a bad relationship.
my ex got arrested about 5 or 6 times for domestic,
always got out the next day on or.
he paid some fines did some classes that was it.
i was paying rent, he never worked,
but when i try to get him out of my house the cops told me he lives there too.
even he was never on the lease and never paid a dime,
isnt that messed up?
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@oldboy46 (2129)
• Australia
31 Jan 09
That really is weird and I am wondering why there was never an AVO (Apprehended Violence Order) taken out against your ex. Maybe they don't have such a thing in Nevada, I wouldn't know. Okay so often they are not worth much and some people take no notice of them at all but if the person who has been issued with one goes near the other party, they can be arrested.
Okay so I am here in Australia and our laws are somewhat different in some respects from what I have read. But the night I finally confronted my now ex-wife about the affair she had been having and all the lies etc that went along with it, she started screaming abuse at me. Half the neighbours heard it of course and the people next door spoke to her parents who lived 2 doors down from us. They called the police and said I was abusing her. 
So when the police arrived all they heard was the ex screaming at me and calling me every name she could think of etc. When she heard them walking up the drive, she calmed down and when the police came inside, said I had been abusing and threatening her. They said she could make a formal complaint and they would act on it but she had to be aware that I could call witnesses. She chose not to make a formal complaint of course because if it had gone to court, she would have been in trouble. However, the police did suggest that I should leave the home with them for my own protection.
Yes I did leave the house with them but that was mainly for my daughter's sake as they were in the house as well while all this was going on. The next day the police went back to the house with me so I could collect my personal things. All of this was so that at a later time she could not be falsely accuse me of doing anything wrong. They also told her to leave the house while I was getting my personal belongings.
Now had I been abusive or threatening, my ex had protection. That is the way it should be everywhere as far as I am concerned. Separate the parties to ensure that neither of them does anything to harm the other one. 
So when the police arrived all they heard was the ex screaming at me and calling me every name she could think of etc. When she heard them walking up the drive, she calmed down and when the police came inside, said I had been abusing and threatening her. They said she could make a formal complaint and they would act on it but she had to be aware that I could call witnesses. She chose not to make a formal complaint of course because if it had gone to court, she would have been in trouble. However, the police did suggest that I should leave the home with them for my own protection.
Yes I did leave the house with them but that was mainly for my daughter's sake as they were in the house as well while all this was going on. The next day the police went back to the house with me so I could collect my personal things. All of this was so that at a later time she could not be falsely accuse me of doing anything wrong. They also told her to leave the house while I was getting my personal belongings.
Now had I been abusive or threatening, my ex had protection. That is the way it should be everywhere as far as I am concerned. Separate the parties to ensure that neither of them does anything to harm the other one. @missybear (11391)
• United States
31 Jan 09
Thank you so much for responding, nobody seemed to care enough to respond but you.
The laws are so different everywhere you go. I think they should be the same everywhere.
@oldboy46 (2129)
• Australia
1 Feb 09
If a personal is being physically abused or threatened, then they do need protection of the law. It doesn't matter whether the victim is male or female, child or adult, they are entitled to live their life peacefully and without threats of violence. It shouldn't matter where you live, city or country, Australia, New Zealand, America, India or Iraq. There is no difference or there should not be any. Unfortunately many countries or even areas within the same country offer the protection that some people need if they are to be safe.
@JenInTN (27514)
• United States
1 Feb 09
I hate to hear that missybear! The laws here are a lot like that too. They pretty much have to kill you or do some type of permanant injury to be punished. It's a shame. Sometimes people don't realize how hard it is to get out of an abusive relationship once your in them. At least your out now! I think the laws should be revised where this is concerned..everywhere.
