Your abuser may have tried to make you think the violence they perpetrated against you was your fault, that you brought it upon yourself or deserved it in some way. But that’s not true.
You didn’t deserve to be hurt and mistreated. What you do deserve is the opportunity to overcome the serious impact abuse can have on your physical and mental well-being.
Recovery from the trauma of abuse is possible, but it requires the financial means to access the help you need. For many survivors, the cost of care can put making the fullest physical and emotional recovery possible out of reach.
You may not be able to afford the cost of a thorough medical evaluation and diagnostic tests, ongoing monitoring, and treatments like surgery or physical therapy. You need skilled professional guidance to process the emotional trauma that goes along with abuse so you can heal mentally as well as physically, but the cost of therapy can be prohibitive.
Given the difficult financial situation many women find themselves in when they escape from abusive relationships or violent assailants, affording the care you need to recover physically and mentally can seem impossible. That’s why our team of compassionate female attorneys urges all survivors of abuse to explore their legal options. Taking action through the civil legal system can provide compensation that makes you financially whole so you can receive the care you need to recover.
In hospitals, nursing homes, and residential facilities of all kinds, women and girls are vulnerable to abuse from predatory personnel and unsupervised residents. When women are the victims of violence perpetrated by strangers in environments like hotels and entertainment venues, it may turn out that these incidents aren’t as random as they first seem. Instead, predators may choose these environments because of inadequate security measures on the premises that enable them to attack a victim.
These negligent facilities, businesses, and property owners may not be the ones who struck or beat you, but their failures certainly contributed to the harm you suffered. They should face the consequences.
Physical abuse of women occurs at the hands of intimate partners, other family members, acquaintances, coworkers, and strangers. The perpetrators of abuse can be held legally accountable. In some cases, so can other entities that enable or facilitate physical abuse.
Anyone who commits a violent crime against you deserves to face criminal charges for their actions. Yet the recourse available through the criminal legal system may not be enough to help you move forward with your life.
Your abuser may end up not being charged because there isn’t enough evidence to meet the burden of proof required for a criminal conviction. They may avoid consequences due to legal technicalities or secure a plea deal that comes with minimal consequences. Other parties whose negligence enabled the act of violence may not have committed a chargeable criminal offense.
Even if all those responsible for the abuse you suffered are sentenced to prison terms, the penalty they serve doesn’t directly benefit you the way receiving financial compensation would.
Whether or not the physical abuse you endured resulted in a criminal case against the perpetrator, you should consider the options available to you through the civil court system.
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