Article 343 Bis Federal Criminal Code

Commits the crime of family violence whoever carries out acts or conducts of domination, control or physical, psychological, patrimonial or economic, or sexual aggression against any person with whom he is or has been united by marriage bond, kinship by consanguinity, affinity or civil, concubinage, cohabitation or a couple relationship within or outside the family domicile.

To whoever commits the crime of family violence there shall be imposed from six months to four years of imprisonment and he shall lose the right to support. Likewise, he shall be subjected to specialized psychological treatment.

When the conducts described in this article are committed against a pregnant woman, an older adult or a person with a disability, the penalty shall be increased by up to one half, in its minimum and in its maximum.