Document Type
Student Article
Abstract
Domestic violence is a prevailing issue in the United States for both men and women, growing exponentially during COVID-19. In the law, there are two approaches to remedy this issue. The first being a criminal conviction of the abuser, which requires witness testimony and is held to a higher burden of proof than the other. The other approach is for the victim to obtain a protective order against the abuser. However, in many states, protective orders are only available to victims once the abuser physically attacks them, despite there being reliable signs of abuse before physical violence occurs. Thus, this Article urges state legislatures to include an abuser’s intentional and malicious destruction of property as a manner for a victim to apply, and receive, a protective order from the court.
DOI
10.37419/JPL.V11.I2.6
First Page
383
Last Page
410
Recommended Citation
Brighton Frost,
The Dog Dies at the Beginning of This Paper: Issuing Victims Protective Orders as a Result of an Abuser’s Intentional Destruction of Property,
11
Tex. A&M J. Prop. L.
383
(2025).
Available at:
https://doi.org/10.37419/JPL.V11.I2.6
