Are you a victim of Domestic Violence?
You do not have to put up with being hurt.
If your spouse deliberately:
- Injures you
- Damages your property
- Intimidates or harasses you
- Treats you indecently without your consent
- Or threatens to do any of these things, you are a victim of domestic violence. You can get help from the law.
DA Family Lawyers can help you to apply to a Magistrates Court for a protection order to try to stop the violence. The court will make the order if the magistrate is convinced that there has been violence and it is likely to occur again.
A protection order tells the respondent (the person whom you are taking the order out against) that violence will not be tolerated. It lays down rules and conditions that the respondent must obey. From the day a protection order is made, the respondent must be well behaved towards you and towards anyone else named in the order—your children, for example.A standard condition of a protection order prohibits the respondent from owning a weapon or holding a weapons licence. The court may also include other conditions in the order. Ask us about what other options there are. The order can remain in force for up to two years, and you can apply to have the court extend it if necessary.
There are good domestic violence support groups set up to assist victims and perpetrators of domestic violence. (go to link www.dvrc.org.au) Local Magistrates Courts also have staff available to assist you with completing a protection order application at the court, should you be unable to afford legal representation.
Contact DA Family Lawyers Online for more information on Domestic Violence
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