Domestic violence
Serious conflicts within the family need a careful response. We guide you with respect, whether you are making a complaint or have been reported.
What it involves
Domestic violence (violencia doméstica) is violence between family members or people who live together, such as parents and children, siblings, grandparents or couples whose case does not fall under gender-based violence. It can be physical or psychological, and the judge can adopt measures to protect the victim while the case is investigated.
Is this your case?
- A family member regularly insults, threatens or attacks you at home.
- You are a mother or father and are being attacked by one of your children.
- You have been reported after a family argument and a restraining order has been imposed on you.
- You have been summoned to give a statement as a suspect (investigado) over a conflict with a sibling or another relative.
How we help
We listen calmly to your side of the story and study the evidence: medical reports, messages and witnesses. If you are a victim, we help you make a complaint and apply for protection measures. If you are the person under investigation, we assist you when you give your statement, defend your rights and explain what any precautionary measure means for you. If you are in danger, call the emergency services first. We can help you in Spanish, Arabic, Tamazight, French and English, at our offices in Tenerife, Gran Canaria, Málaga and Barcelona or online, wherever you are in Spain.
When the victim is a female partner or ex-partner, the case is treated as gender-based violence, and if a conviction could affect your residence papers, we help you with criminal record cancellation.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the difference between domestic violence and gender-based violence?
- Gender-based violence is violence suffered by a woman at the hands of her male partner or ex-partner. Domestic violence covers other cases within the family, for example between parents and children, between siblings or with other people living in the home.
- My son attacks me at home. What can I do?
- It is a very hard situation. You can ask the police for help and make a complaint, and the judge can adopt protection measures. We guide you through the steps to take and, if your son is a minor, explain how his case is dealt with.
- Can a domestic violence complaint affect my residence?
- If it ends in a conviction, it creates a criminal record, which can be taken into account when you renew your permit or apply for nationality. We explain how it affects you in your specific case.
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