CALIFORNIA FAMILY LAW
...Domestic Violence
......Civil Suit
5 Cards On This Topic:
  • Summary of Law: Civil remedies for assault and battery.
  • Statute of limitations for recovery of damages suffered as a result of domestic violence is three years.
  • Violence Against Women Act.
  • Tort of Domestic Violence.
  • No confidential civil settlement permitted where act might be prosecuted as a felony sex offense.