Assault Family Violence

San Marcos Assault Family Violence Lawyer

A family violence charge in Texas can alter your life with remarkable speed, and the decisions you make in the first 48 hours matter enormously. As an assault family violence lawyer in San Marcos, I recognize the weight of what you or your loved one faces and offer over 20 years of experience in criminal defense law, backed by strong client testimonials, to be of assistance.

Assault family violence charges range from fine-only misdemeanors to serious felonies. Each classification carries consequences that extend well beyond the actual sentence, affecting your housing options, future employment, child custody disputes, and immigration status. I am here to help you review your legal situation clearly and build a strategic response.

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Assault by Contact vs. Continuous Violence Against the Family

If you are reviewing a charging document for the first time, the specific language on that paperwork tells you a great deal about your exposure. Not all family violence charges are treated equally under Texas law, and the operational differences between them are significant.

Assault by Contact

A Class C misdemeanor, this involves an allegation of offensive physical contact without bodily injury. It sits at the lowest tier of domestic charges, yet it still carries a formal family violence designation that alters firearm rights, enhances future charges, and impacts family court custody proceedings.

Continuous Violence Against the Family

This is a completely different matter. Under Texas Penal Code Section 25.11, two or more incidents of domestic violence within a 12-month period, even without any prior convictions on your record, can elevate a case to a third-degree felony carrying a penalty range of two to ten years in prison.

The Local Dynamics That Shape These Cases

In Hays County, where the proximity of Texas State University results in a high volume of domestic disturbance calls in dense off-campus housing areas along Sessom Drive and the LBJ corridor, prosecutors are deeply experienced with this charge spectrum.

My defense strategy in these cases focuses on examining the evidence supporting each alleged incident independently, challenging the family violence designation where possible, and pursuing reductions that remove that designation, because a non-family-violence outcome carries significantly fewer collateral consequences.

A defining characteristic of domestic violence prosecutions in Hays and Comal counties is the state’s strict "no-drop" policy. Many clients call our office under the impression that if a partner or family member signs an Affidavit of Non-Prosecution, the local district attorney will dismiss the file.

In reality, prosecutors at the Hays County Government Center on Stagecoach Trail maintain dedicated family violence divisions whose primary objective is to push forward with charges using independent evidence, including 911 audio recordings and officer body camera footage, even over the express objections of the complaining witness.

You can benefit from a lawyer like me who will step in immediately to establish direct lines of communication with these specialized divisions, presenting alternative evidentiary timelines and mitigating facts before the state formalizes its final charging decisions.

Hays County prosecutors review assault family violence cases with heightened seriousness, and local courts advance them accordingly. Having spent decades working within and alongside this system, I understand how charging decisions are made by local agencies, where evidentiary leverage exists, and how to position your case for a realistic outcome, whether that means negotiating a reduction or preparing the file for trial.

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I will review what you face, explain what it means legally, and help your family identify an informed path forward without unnecessary pressure or confusion. My office is in San Marcos, and I work with clients in Hays, Comal, Caldwell, and Guadalupe counties and throughout Hill Country.

Contact Richard Ursha, Attorney at Law today at (512) 551-1179.

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