
Quoting
aardvarc
Police and the courts don't care about love - they care about ACTIONS. If the actions are crimes, love is irrelevent. Love won't stop a prosecution, any more than it stopped you from drinking or hurting each other.
That won't be up to you. In a crime, all of society, not just you, is considered the victim, so the state brings charges in the interest of protecting ALL members of society.
Who drinks and hits you.
Intoxication doesn't CAUSE violence. Lots of people become totally smashed and never harm their significant others -just as lots of people beat the crap out of them and have never had a drop. Intoxication lowers inhibitions, but at the end of the day, somewhere inside he felt his actions were ok or justifiable.
Then don't. But that won't stop the state from bringing a case if they are inclined to do so.
Since you face charges as well, yes, an attorney is advised.
You'll be arraigned; meaning the state will officially declare what charges they are bringing, and you'll have your chance to enter a plea.
Those will be good positive things to have in your favor.