Legal Question in Family Law in California

Although I understand why you hit your husband, first of all, you need to stop hitting your husband. Even worse, you should never do it in front of your child. Think of what message this is sending to your child. That opens things up to him calling the police on you and getting a Domestic Violence Restraining Order against you. If he does that, then there is also a very good possibility that he could keep you from seeing your daughter unless it is supervised.

Second, as odd as this may sound, if your husband is threatening to hit you, my advise would be to let him. If that were to happen, then you should immediately call the police and then seek a Domestic Violence Restraining Order against him. Then, the same presumptions regarding custody that I sad against you, would hold against your husband.

Regardless, I would urge you to seek out a program of alternatives to domestic violence. Good Luck!

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Sometimes violence does erupt while couples are splitting up. People are driven to the edge of insanity sometimes when facing the end of a relationship they have invested much into. It is a far cry from someone who beats their spouse regularly to gain control throughout the marriage. You will need to have an attorney represent you, because I am afraid you will not represent yourself well. Stop defending your actions as being right. It was wrong to hit him. You should have just walked away, because I have seen many people do what you describe and end up in jail with assault charges.

If you were a man, most likely this would have happened, but lucky for you, men are more reluctant (in general) to complain to police about a woman hitting them. I don't care if you are "just a woman", the same rules apply to both sexes - hitting is unacceptable.

If you had ended up in jail, you would not have much chance of any more than supervised visitation. Hopefully now you realize that you should have handled the situation differently. My recommendation, again, is to get an attorney quickly.