Has your intimate partner ever pushed, slapped, hit or physically hurt you in some way?
Yes
No
Has your intimate partner ever hurt or threatened you?
Yes
No
Has your intimate partner ever forced you to do something against your will?
Yes
No
Is there something that happens at home that makes you feel afraid?
Yes
No
Does your partner put you at risk of injury for example by preventing you from eating, sleeping, taking your medicine or other reckless behaviors that put you in danger?
Yes
No
Has your partner ever purposely hurt your pets or damaged your things that are important to you?
Yes
No
Has your partner ever taken your children without permission or communicating, threatened to never let them see you again, intentionally or recklessly put them in danger?
Scoring:If you have yes to these you are at some risk, the more yes answers the more you should evaluate your life choices and those you associate with.If you need to seek safety do so with your children.If you are planning to seek a divorce, advance planning is prudent.Plan a way to have money, food, shelter, and anonymity from your abuser.Be aware that it may be an offense or an issue in a custody case if your actions deprive another parent of their parenting time but commencing an action in court reasonably soon can preclude that problem.Seek professional help in serious cases.You and your children each have only one life.Many people are killed or injured each year in domestic violence that may have been foreseeable to them but not necessarily to their family and friends.
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