Domestic violence includes physical, sexual or verbal abuse, harassment, or threats of harm against one person by another in a relationship. The abused person usually has less control and fewer options than the person using violence or threats. Domestic violence occurs between both married. You are receiving or being threatened with physical injury or unwanted sexual activity.
Physical abuse can include pushing, shoving, slapping, as well as other assaultive behavior.
You are denied living necessities such as food, shelter, or personal belongings. Your personal freedom to live in society is being restricted. You are frequently criticized, put down, or made to feel responsible for the other person's mistakes. Since July 1986, Virginia has legally recognized that criminal sexual abuse can occur between married partners. The laws vary somewhat depending on whether the parties are living together at the time the incident occurs.