Posted on Mar 31, 2015
Sgt Robert Kelly
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My fomer son in-law hit his wife this moring and had to go to the hosp. She filed
charges on him. He also has my granddaughter with him. He is at Fort Polk.
He lives in town not on base. Hoe would this be handled with his unit? Thanks
for your reply in advance.

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CSM Michael J. Uhlig
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Edited 9 y ago
If convicted he could very well be out of a job as a family violence offender could be in violation of the Lautenberg Amendment.

Once your daughter (I assume your daughter) is released from the hospital, normally you'd expect to see him moved into the barracks for a mandatory cooling off period initially up to 72 hours - it can go longer however, that's the typical cooling off period where there is no contact with way from her to him and from him to her.

He would also have to go to the family advocacy center to assess the in-depth needs concerning proximity to family as well as counseling needs.
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Sgt Robert Kelly
Sgt Robert Kelly
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Thanks for info. He is my former son in law. He hit his current wife. My granddaughter is with him. She heard the fight. She is 10 year's old. He tried to tell her she dreamed it.
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SSG Mike Angelo
SSG Mike Angelo
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The deal with family and miltary advocacy is that it may not be mandatory for the dependent to attend unless it is court ordered in a civilan court since it occured off post ... for the servicemember it doesnt look good for him or the Army. For the good of the service...he could face a discharge...whether convicted or not. But...I would think that the army would salvage this soldier and career by utilizing those resources made available to him.
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Thank you. I will let her know.
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