Domestic violence intake that captures court dates and protective
Ask whether an arrest, citation, or protective order is already in place, confirm the relationship between the parties, and flag any court date inside the next 30 days, then collect the order or citation paperwork before the case ever reaches your calendar.
The exact intake your domestic violence defense leads complete
This is the real 7-question guided intake for Domestic Violence Defense — the same flow your customers finish before you ever pick up the phone.
What a qualified domestic violence defense lead should tell you
Representation for a person facing a criminal charge, citation, or investigation tied to an incident involving a spouse, partner, family member, or someone they live with, often paired with an active protective or no-contact order.
- Lawyer Defend Against Domestic
- Incident And Any Court
- Been Arrested, Cited, Served
- There Court Date, Hearing,
- Other Person Someone Have
- Under Any No-Contact Or
- 18 Or Older
The questions your team needs answered
Every domestic violence defense intake asks these — and why each one matters.
| Question | Why it matters |
|---|---|
| Are you looking for a lawyer to defend you against a domestic violence-related criminal charge or investigation? | Confirms the inquiry is actually about a domestic violence charge or investigation, filtering out unrelated legal questions before they consume intake time. |
| Did the incident and any court case happen in the United States? | Screens out incidents and cases that happened outside the United States, since a U.S.-licensed criminal defense attorney generally can't take those matters. |
| Have you been arrested, cited, served with a protective order, or told you may be charged? | Separates clients with active criminal exposure, an arrest, citation, or protective order, from those who are simply concerned but not yet facing charges. |
| Is there a court date, hearing, or deadline coming up within the next 30 days? | Flags matters with a hearing or deadline inside 30 days so they get reviewed before the window to prepare closes. |
| Is the other person someone you have a close relationship with (such as a spouse, partner, ex, someone you date, a family member, or someone you live with)? | Confirms the qualifying domestic relationship that makes this a domestic violence charge rather than a general assault matter. |
| Are you currently under any no-contact or stay-away order involving the other person? | Surfaces an active no-contact or stay-away order, which affects what can be discussed or arranged at the first consultation. |
| Are you 18 or older? | Confirms adult status, since a client under 18 likely belongs with a juvenile offenses matter instead. |
How Cliont scores domestic violence defense leads
Every answer is weighted automatically — no manual review required.
Value signals
- Lawyer Defend Against Domestic: yes
- Incident And Any Court: yes
- Been Arrested, Cited, Served: yes
- There Court Date, Hearing,: yes
- Other Person Someone Have: yes
- Under Any No-Contact Or: yes
See the lead your team receives
Domestic Violence Defense Lead
From first click to qualified lead
Follow people and businesses seeking counsel through one smooth, guided flow.
They land & meet you
Your video greeting plays instantly — a real face instead of a blank form.
They explain the matter
Smart questions adapt to their matter and capture the full scope.
They share the documents
The facts, dates, and any paperwork come attached, so you can assess the matter before the consultation.
You get a ready lead
Scored and qualified — waiting for you to win it.
Built for domestic violence defense workflows
| Cliont capability | Domestic Violence Defense application |
|---|---|
| Weighted scoring logic | Arrest or citation status, an approaching court date, and an existing protective order each carry heavy weight, so a client already served and facing a hearing this month scores far above someone still gathering information. |
| Conditional question branching | A no answer on whether the incident happened in the U.S. lets the intake shortcut the remaining relationship and order questions instead of walking a clearly out-of-scope lead through the full form. |
| Document capture | Clients who confirm they've been served with a protective order or no-contact order are prompted to upload that order alongside any citation, so you have it before the first call. |
| Lead scoring bands | A lead with an active no-contact order, a close relationship to the other party, and a court date inside 30 days lands in High Priority, while one still under investigation with no charge yet lands lower without being discarded. |
| CRM routing | Only leads that clear the domestic violence relationship and U.S.-jurisdiction checks are pushed into your CRM as qualified matters, keeping out-of-scope inquiries from cluttering your pipeline. |
Common domestic violence defense lead scenarios
Arraignment within 30 days
The client has already been arrested or cited and has a hearing coming up inside the next month, so the intake pushes this straight to the top of the queue instead of waiting on a callback.
Active no-contact order conflict
The client is currently under a no-contact or stay-away order involving the other party, which changes what can be discussed at the first consultation and how quickly the intake flags the file.
Arrest without formal charge yet
The client has been told they may be charged but hasn't been formally served, so the intake still captures relationship and court-date answers to gauge urgency even before charges are filed.
Incident occurred outside the U.S.
The underlying incident and any case happened outside the United States, which the intake surfaces early since it falls outside what a U.S.-licensed criminal defense attorney can represent.
Dispute with a non-domestic party
The other person isn't a spouse, partner, ex, family member, or someone the client lives with, so the case likely isn't a domestic violence charge and may fit better under a general assault matter instead.
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Domestic Violence Defense lead-intake FAQs
How does the intake distinguish a real domestic violence charge from a general assault dispute?
The intake asks directly whether the other person is a spouse, partner, ex, family member, or someone the client lives with. A no answer signals the matter may fall under a general assault and battery case rather than a domestic violence charge, which changes how you'd want to handle the file.
Will the intake flag clients who already have a court date coming up?
Yes. The form asks whether there's a court date, hearing, or deadline inside the next 30 days, and that answer carries some of the heaviest weight in the score so time-sensitive cases surface immediately.
What happens if the incident happened outside the United States?
The intake asks whether the incident and any court case occurred in the U.S. A no answer is scored much lower, since it's unlikely to be a matter you can represent, and it lets you avoid booking a consultation you'd have to turn away.
Does the intake check for an existing protective or no-contact order?
Yes, there are separate questions covering whether the client has already been served with a protective order and whether they're currently under a no-contact or stay-away order involving the other person, since either changes what's urgent about the case.
How does this intake differ from the one for restraining order defense?
This intake is built around the criminal charge itself: arrest status, relationship to the other party, and court deadlines. If a lead's situation is really about a civil restraining order rather than a criminal charge, they're better routed to that separate intake.
What documents does the intake collect before the case reaches my CRM?
Where relevant, the intake collects a copy of any protective or no-contact order and details of the arrest or citation, so you have the paperwork in hand before you decide whether to schedule a consultation.
Turn domestic violence defense visitors into qualified cases
Give every domestic violence defense visitor a guided intake instead of a dead contact form — and get a scored, qualified lead before you book a consultation.