Her lips thinned as she pressed them together. She looked away. "Not tried to murder, no. Does a man have to attempt to murder his wife, before she has the right to seek protection?" She drew a shaky breath and turned her eyes back to the lawyer. "He pulled my arm so hard he dislocated the shoulder the other night. The bruising where he grabbed me is just disappearing. He drinks more than he should and I have long been afraid of him when he rages..."