Client caught his wife cheating after years spent trying to navigate her alcoholism and he decided to end the relationship.  After finding a temporary residence and advising her that he was leaving, she called the police and invented a story of prolonged and historical domestic abuse.  The client was arrested, his legal firearms were seized, and his son was removed from his care.  From the first conversation with the crown, we offered a peace bond to keep the couple apart.  The crown instead wanted a jail sentence.  It took 26 months to get to trial and on day 2 of 5, after the complainant was caught lying on the stand and admitting to perjury, the Crown changed their position and agreed to a peace bond for a withdrawal of all of the charges.