What is the legal definition of family violence in Georgia?
This section defines domestic violence for the purposes of getting a family violence protective order. “Family violence” includes the occurrence of one or more of the following acts when committed by a family/household member:
- simple assault;
- assault;
- simple battery;
- battery
- stalking;
- criminal damage to property in the 1st degree or 2nd degree;
- unlawful restraint;
- criminal trespass; or
- any felony.1
Family violence does not include “reasonable discipline” by a parent to a child in corporal punishment, restraint or detention.1
1 O.C.G.A. § 19-13-1