June 27, 2013

• Steven Topazio wrote this May 5, 2014 at 3:20 am

The client, a 32 year old software developer and father of one, was arrested after getting into an argument with the mother of his child where it was alleged that the client shoved her several times and then grabbed and bruised her breast, hired Massachusetts Domestic Violence Attorney Steven J. Topazio to represent him. Following the Client’s arrest, the alleged victim filed and received a Restraining Order against the client. Attorney Topazio met with the prosecutor so as to prevent indecent assault and battery charges being filed against his client. Attorney Topazio obtained a copy of the affidavit to the Restraining Order and discovered that the victim was focused more on not losing custody of the infant child than being afraid of the client. During the course of preparing for trial, Attorney Topazio discovered that the alleged victim hired a divorce attorney so as to establish paternity and through the divorce attorney offered a settlement whereby the result would deny the client visitation in exchange for the alleged victim not testifying against the client at the criminal trial. Today at trial, the client refused to negotiate away the rights to his child, and although the prosecutor wanted the client to convicted, Attorney Topazio persuaded the Court to give his client a continuance without a finding (CWOF) for nine months.