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Domestic Violence Awareness Month: Legal Protections for Families in San Antonio

The Whitley Law Firm, P.C. — Tue, 21 Oct 2025 19:51:51 +0000

October is recognized as Domestic Violence Awareness Month, a time to raise awareness about the impact of abuse and to highlight the resources available to survivors. For families in San Antonio and across Texas, understanding the legal protections against domestic violence is a crucial step toward safety and healing. At Whitley Law Firm, our experienced San Antonio divorce and family law attorneys are committed to helping survivors protect themselves and their children through the legal system.

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What The Johnny Depp and Amber Heard Trial Reveals About Abuse in Relationships

Kasandra Parker — Wed, 25 May 2022 21:04:35 +0000

Pop culture and media tends to be a reflection of our own interests and beliefs. We look towards celebrities and public figures to show us what is trendy or current affairs we deem important in society. As much as that world can seem far removed from the average person, it can also be a mirror...

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Domestic Violence During the Holidays: An Effort to Raise Awareness

The Whitley Law Firm, P.C. — Fri, 11 Dec 2020 23:28:29 +0000

Sadly, domestic violence is a problem that affects women in abusive relationships year-round. However, cases in domestic abuse tend to increase particularly during the holidays from Thanksgiving to New Year’s. While there is never an excuse for someone committing acts of violence towards their partner, some of the reasons research shows abuse goes up during...

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Intimate Partner Violence: Training for the Unthinkable

Sandra Kozero — Thu, 22 Feb 2018 03:10:16 +0000

I googled “protecting yourself in your home from a loved one.” On the first page, nine out of ten results were based on protecting yourself from intruders. The tenth result was protecting yourself from an abusive guardianship in a legal matter. If 55% of femicides are a result of intimate partner violence, women should have...

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Intimate Partner Violence: Warning Signs

Sandra Kozero — Tue, 20 Feb 2018 10:03:16 +0000

Gavin de Becker has made a career by evaluating threats. In his national bestselling book The Gift of Fear, he discusses the elements of prediction with the most valuable factor being pre-incident indicators (PINs). PINs are detectable warning signs that will reliably occur before the outcome being predicted. De Becker believes spousal homicide is the...

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Intimate Partner Violence: The Facts

Sandra Kozero — Sun, 18 Feb 2018 02:59:13 +0000

Recently a friend of mine was killed in a murder-suicide by her husband. They were in the middle of what everyone thought was an amicable divorce. Not once did she ever tell her friends or her family that she had been in any way abused by her husband or that she was scared for her...

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