How to Handle False Accusations of Domestic Violence

Cody Warner, an experienced NYC criminal defense attorney, discusses common issues involved with false allegations of domestic violence.

If you've been charged with a crime in New York, contact Cody for a free consultation.

Cody Warner P.C.
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New York, NY 10004
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[codpexlegends]

False accusations shouldn’t be a misdemeanor. It should be a felony

[mz-pqmx]

You have no idea, the first part of this video had my hair standing up. I am going thru exactly your scenarios/examples which you mentioned. My life has been turned upside down from this complete false allegation.

[osmanvincent]

I had one of the messiest divorce cases in my county. The Ex- was very persuasive and convinced the court appointed psychologist and court counselor that I was a child abuser. The Ex- did not know when to stop and was eventually caught in a bunch of lies, and I eventually ended up with total custody of our toddler daughter.
I was physically assaulted annually for nearly a decade during visitation, often with weapons (pogo stick, baseball bat, etc). We were approximately the same weight and strength. I would make a police report each time, and the police would often take photos of the bruising. Each time, the police, DA, and the courts did nothing. It was only when the daughter had a meeting with the court counselor for other reasons and reported a fistfight she had with her mother on the school grounds during third grade lunch did the court finally ordered a permanent restraining order.
The Ex came by a month later wanting to borrow money while I was welding. Having stopped payment on prior checks, I refused and went back to work. She kicked me in the genitals, leaving me curled up on the ground in agony. I was non-functional for over a week. Because of the restraining order, an arrest warrant was finally issued. The police made no effort to act on the warrant and it was dismissed less than a year later.
When the daughter was around 12, she decided to cut off all ties with her mom & has held steady to that position for over 30 years.
Other than shame in losing custody, the Ex was never penalized for any of her actions. It was never a fair fight at any point.

[single_daddin_it]

If you’re found guilty of lying or making false allegations on court records in my state, it’s a 3rd degree felony and you can get up to 5 years behind bars.

[ORV]

Notice one common similarity, the "victim" always has a family member or friend who works for the court or the government. DONT FORGET THIS.

[poundpound]

People it can happen. I'm a living testimony. A $157, 000 PPE loan that I received caused my girlfriend to call the police on me and said I threatened her with a knife because I wouldn't buy her a Chanel bag. She too ended up hiring my attorney and recanting. The police literally took her word for it.

[FatherX]

In family court, my son's mother presented pictures of bruises on her forearm, as evidence that I abused her. On my direct testimony I said, "yes, I gave her those bruises. She was throwing 10 punches at my head and would not stop. I grabbed her arms to make her stop punching me. And we can all see those bruises on her arms are the finger marks from my fingers holding her arms. I am glad she brought this evidence into the case. It proves she was the perpetrator of domestic violence." And I was awarded custody and an order of protection against her. You have to show the judge how to think intelligently about DV, instead of just letting the judge assume the mother must be the victim and the father must be the perpetrator.

[MW-xvsj]

I was a paramedic. We were called out by p.d. to a domestic violence call. We were asked to check the husbands wounds before they were going to take him to jail. He had defensive wounds. Deep scratches on his back and the back of his head had a large knot that was split open. When i told the arresting officer about his wounds he asked me if i was going to put that in my report. Of course i said yes, but that made the cop mad and he told me the wounds were self inflicted. I was contacted by his lawyer and the D.A. and the charges were dropped. His wife was never charged. She had no wounds at all.

[traviskuebler]

False allegations need punished. Too many people get their lives destroyed by this. Who's the real criminal in these cases?

[markkenta]

Make sure you have a great lawyer with empathy been down this path 3yrs of he'll good luck to everyone

[paddy]

False sexual assault accusation should be a crime.

[DaviesMartinezBeats]

False DV allegations ruined my life on 14 July 2016 in Sydney Australia...

[FatherX]

My ex made false allegations of DV against me in order to gain the advantage in a custody trial... Even though she was the perpetrator of DV in our household. I met with the district attorney in a "Queen for the day" meeting. The DA was assuming this was just another case where the woman was the victim. But I spent 2 hours introducing the DA to something called "reality". the DA dropped the charges a month later.

[GregMacDougall-mn]

Shame on society for tolerating the evil of Child Abuse.

[Savannah_Smiles_Sometimes]

Remember there are genuine victims who recant due to threats from the abuser!

[LoveEm-ri]

I am a client in one store for 40 years . One day I come to that store and boss told me that " I was eating his food in the store " . I told him to show me on camera where is that ? He couldn't show me, but workers Mexicans, who are new in his store told him ..that it was me !!! 😢😢😢It was terrible, I start screaming . I don't go to that store anymore, it's so sad ...it wasn't me 😢😢😢i have blond hair and this is Russian area we all look a like 😢😢😢I feel terrible, it wasn't me !!! 😢😢😢

[ttrainor]

and the cops will believe anything she says, and the advocates will tell her exactly what to say

[TheScapegoat]

This has ruined my life....and I have suffered.

[ronkomro]

So glad I decided to stay single ( 15 years ago). I've got a dash camera in my vehicle's, security cameras through out my house( with audio and video), body camera works too( best purchase ever).

[Awake]

Thank you man. It’s like being called a racist. You have to prove you’re innocent. Men get screwed. A lot. Just the claim can do serious and permeant harm to one’s reputation.

Well spoken and explained. I really like the tempo and deliberate pauses.
No seriously.
I have a severe stutter.
Have Ever since I was a kid.
I’m 52 now
I’m gonna watch this like a 100x now.
stay awesome my friend
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Philadelphia, USA