Intervention Orders andThe Family Law Courts Intervention Orders and the Family Law Courts Family Violence Intervention Orders are often made in the context of a couple separating, either before, during or after family law proceedings have started. Intervention Order Law and Family Law are two separate areas of law, but there is often a lot […]
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Family Violence Safety Notice What is a Family Violence Safety Notice? A Family Violence Safety Notice (“Safety Notice”) provides urgent, temporary protection for an Affected Family Member (“AFM”), their property and/or their children. A Safety Notice serves to protect an AFM before an Intervention Order application is heard in Court. A police officer can issue
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Orders for Counselling What Orders Can the Court Make About Counselling In certain circumstances, a male Respondent to a final Family Violence Intervention Order (“FVIO”) may be ordered to attend counselling. The purpose of the counselling order is to increase the Respondent’s accountability and encourage a change of behaviour. Counselling orders can only be made
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The intersections with family law When Family Violence has an Impact Upon Family Law The reality is that there is often a correlation between the breakdown of a relationship and a spike in family violence incidents, which have a significant impact upon the adults and children concerned. Even children who aren’t direct witnesses to family
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