#domestic violence orders

[gcdivorcelawyers]

Understanding Domestic Violence Orders

Domestic Violence Orders (DVOs) play a crucial role in protecting individuals from harm in abusive relationships. These legally enforceable orders are designed to ensure safety, set clear boundaries, and prevent further acts of domestic violence. Whether you're seeking a DVO or want to understand its implications, this guide covers the essentials.

What Is a Domestic Violence Order (DVO)?

A Domestic Violence Order is a court-issued directive aimed at preventing further violence or abuse. It places restrictions on the person committing the violence (the respondent) to protect the individual experiencing abuse (the aggrieved).

When Can a DVO Be Issued?

A DVO can be issued in cases where domestic violence has occurred, or there is a reasonable fear it may occur. Examples of domestic violence include:

Physical abuse

Emotional or psychological abuse

Economic abuse (controlling finances)

Threats and intimidation

Stalking or harassment

Types of Domestic Violence Orders

1. Temporary Protection Order

Issued quickly to provide immediate safety while waiting for a final decision.

2. Protection Order

A longer-term order issued after a full hearing, typically lasting for several years.

Conditions of a DVO

A DVO may include specific conditions, such as:

Prohibiting the respondent from contacting or approaching the aggrieved.

Restricting the respondent from visiting certain locations, such as the aggrieved’s home or workplace.

Preventing further acts of violence, intimidation, or harassment.

How to Apply for a DVO

1. Contact the Police

In urgent situations, the police can issue a temporary DVO.

2. File an Application

Submit an application to the Magistrates Court. Legal assistance can help with this process.

3. Attend the Hearing

Both parties may need to attend a court hearing to discuss the application.

4. Await the Decision

The court will decide whether to issue a temporary or full protection order based on evidence.

What Happens If a DVO Is Breached?

Breaching a DVO is a serious offense. Penalties can include fines, imprisonment, or additional restrictions. If a breach occurs, it’s essential to report it to the police immediately.

How Can a Lawyer Help?

Seeking legal advice can make the process smoother and ensure your rights are protected. A lawyer can:

Help you file a DVO application.

Represent you in court.

Provide guidance on responding to a DVO if you are the respondent.

Support and Resources

If you’re experiencing domestic violence, know that help is available. Contact support services such as:

1800RESPECT (Australia): A national helpline for domestic and family violence.

Local Shelters: Safe spaces for those fleeing violence.

Legal Aid Services: For affordable legal assistance.

Take Action to Protect Yourself

Domestic Violence Orders are vital tools for safeguarding individuals and their families. If you or someone you know is experiencing domestic violence, don’t hesitate to seek help and legal protection.

[dvlawyers]

Understanding Domestic Violence Orders

Domestic Violence Orders (DVOs) play a crucial role in protecting individuals from harm in abusive relationships. These legally enforceable orders are designed to ensure safety, set clear boundaries, and prevent further acts of domestic violence. Whether you're seeking a DVO or want to understand its implications, this guide covers the essentials.

What Is a Domestic Violence Order (DVO)?

A Domestic Violence Order is a court-issued directive aimed at preventing further violence or abuse. It places restrictions on the person committing the violence (the respondent) to protect the individual experiencing abuse (the aggrieved).

When Can a DVO Be Issued?

A DVO can be issued in cases where domestic violence has occurred, or there is a reasonable fear it may occur. Examples of domestic violence include:

Physical abuse

Emotional or psychological abuse

Economic abuse (controlling finances)

Threats and intimidation

Stalking or harassment

Types of Domestic Violence Orders

1. Temporary Protection Order

Issued quickly to provide immediate safety while waiting for a final decision.

2. Protection Order

A longer-term order issued after a full hearing, typically lasting for several years.

Conditions of a DVO

A DVO may include specific conditions, such as:

Prohibiting the respondent from contacting or approaching the aggrieved.

Restricting the respondent from visiting certain locations, such as the aggrieved’s home or workplace.

Preventing further acts of violence, intimidation, or harassment.

How to Apply for a DVO

1. Contact the Police

In urgent situations, the police can issue a temporary DVO.

2. File an Application

Submit an application to the Magistrates Court. Legal assistance can help with this process.

3. Attend the Hearing

Both parties may need to attend a court hearing to discuss the application.

4. Await the Decision

The court will decide whether to issue a temporary or full protection order based on evidence.

What Happens If a DVO Is Breached?

Breaching a DVO is a serious offense. Penalties can include fines, imprisonment, or additional restrictions. If a breach occurs, it’s essential to report it to the police immediately.

How Can a Lawyer Help?

Seeking legal advice can make the process smoother and ensure your rights are protected. A lawyer can:

Help you file a DVO application.

Represent you in court.

Provide guidance on responding to a DVO if you are the respondent.

Support and Resources

If you’re experiencing domestic violence, know that help is available. Contact support services such as:

1800RESPECT (Australia): A national helpline for domestic and family violence.

Local Shelters: Safe spaces for those fleeing violence.

Legal Aid Services: For affordable legal assistance.

Take Action to Protect Yourself

Domestic Violence Orders are vital tools for safeguarding individuals and their families. If you or someone you know is experiencing domestic violence, don’t hesitate to seek help and legal protection.

[barisistill]

idk what rafael barba ever did to personally slight me, but i’m currently trying to decide if i want to work on my fanfic where barba is planning his suicide, where barba has cancer, or where barba is a victim of domestic abuse

[odinsblog]

T/W femicide, domestic violence, death

Dora Howell filed her lawsuit in 2011, where she described in painstaking detail the abuse she suffered at the hands of an ex-boyfriend beginning in 2008.

She stated that police violated the Domestic Violence Intervention Act by not arresting Andre Gaskin, against whom Howell had EIGHT orders of protection.

Dora first reported abuse at the hands of Andre Gaskin in 2008 when she was pregnant with their child. She lived on the floor below him in a building in Brooklyn.

She stated that he threw her to the floor and kicked her stomach, causing her to bleed and require hospitalization.

In response, Howell filed an order of protection against Gaskin.

Between September and November 2008, Dora called the police NINE times to say that Gaskin was violating that order by contacting her, showing up at her door and assaulting her.

Each time police arrived, Dora would show them the order of protection.

Instead of arresting Gaskin, police would say they would remove him from the premises; yet each time they allowed him to go back to his apartment upstairs.

One night, Andre Gaskin used a metal pipe to bang on Dora Howell’s door, breaking the lock in an attempt to force his way inside.

Instead of arresting Gaskin, police asked Howell, “Why don’t you move? Why don’t you go stay somewhere else if this keeps happening?”— and made demands, saying they’d arrest Howell if she called them again.

Weeks later, Dora called police several times to report that Andre Gaskin was breaking the protective order.

On the first occasion, Officers Mosely-Lawrence and Meran responded and waited until Gaskins uncle picked him up.

The following morning, as Dora was about to enter her apartment, she heard Gaskin inside.

Gaskin was speaking on the phone in Howell’s apartment, arranging for someone to assault and rob her.

Dora recorded him through the door, left the building, and called 911 from outside, explaining what she had overheard and recorded.

According to Dora, Gaskin’s uncle “is something . . . I don’t know if he’s a detective.” Dora testified that the uncle came around “all the time,” always dressed in a suit, was known to the responding officers, and that Gaskin was treated specially because the officers knew his uncle and treated him deferentially.

According to court documents, officers have not disputed those facts.

A week later, Andre Gaskin dragged Dora Howell by her hair up the stairs and into his apartment.

There, he physically assaulted her.

When she went to the window to yell for police to help, Gaskin said, “You want help? I’ll send you for help,”before throwing her outside of his THIRD floor apartment window.

When Andre Gaskin threw Dora Howell out of his third floor apartment building, she landed on a wheelchair ramp leading to her building.

Her knee, pelvis and hip were broken, and her spine was fractured.

She stayed in the hospital for over a month, undergoing multiple surgeries.

Dora Howell sued the city and the two officers alleging negligence in 2011. The state Supreme Court ordered the city to produce the officers for deposition THREE times, each time they failed to comply with the courts order.

Instead, in 2012 they filed to dismiss the complaint.

In August 2009, Andre Gaskin was arrested for the assault and for his violations of the orders of protection. He pleaded guilty to charges of assault and criminal contempt in April 2010.

👉🏿 https://gothamist.com/news/she-called-nypd-about-domestic-violence-for-years-they-found-her-dead-in-a-basement

👉🏿 https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/8516085/dora-howell-v-city-of-new-york/

[syn0vial]

many thoughts about boba fett..... none of them coherent

[floridakilo]

my favorite mugshawtys mwah

[snickerdoodlles]

also, if you ever wanna share another (unpopular) headcanon, but have nobody to share it with you may use this ask. this is totally selfless of me, of course. 😘

😂😘.

a few weeks ago i was having some Thoughts in DMs about Vegas and Kim and their different relationships with violence, so.

Vegas doesn't enjoy violence for violence's sake. he enjoys holding power or control over another person, and sometimes he uses violence as a means of doing that, but he relishes in holding social and sexual power/control over others in the same way. this is also why he lashes out so badly under the strain of being used by the main family (and his father). he knows he can be useful to the family in a million ways besides violence, but he thinks the families only value him as a weapon or tool of violence, and he hates it.

this contrasts to Kim who seems to genuinely enjoy violence. his skills in hand-to-hand combat go further than just learning for self-defense and rather than sneakily shoot down the six guys who go after Chay, he eggs them into a fight and doesn't kill them until after he's beat them up. but he can enjoy it in these moments because his violence is personal, not business, and i think he'd spiral worse than Vegas if he were forced to be violent on someone else's (Korn's) orders (which is why it's such a fun situation to push him into 😈). i think part of why he latched so hard onto investigating Korn (especially by way of investigating Chay in a friendly role vs a threatening one) is because Kim knows he can leave the family and have value as a musician/student/friend/etc, but he doesn't think he has any other use in his family except violence and he desperately wants to be something else (for himself, but also v much for his brothers).

Send an ask, get a headcanon

[hotmoxie]

my coworker and her mom were killed by her father yesterday… 💔

[stabbyapologist]

SVU, when the battered woman goes back to her abusive boyfriend:

Tutuola: What we do now?

Munch: We wait.

Barba: For what?

Benson: The inevitable.

[the-new-fandom-order]

Personal Post (tw: death, murder)

My aunt was brutally murdered by her boyfriend on Sunday, February 18th, 2024. He died later in a vehicle incident trying to flee the city and left her there.

We don’t know how long she was alive before someone found her and called for help, since she was pronounced dead on arrival.

I’m only making this post to just give updates on exactly what I’ve been up to lately since I haven’t written in who knows how long.

She was taken from our family by a monster, and he’s lucky he doesn’t get to face consequences for what he did.

Her name is Shiela Ang, and she was the victim of domestic abuse, violence, and homicide. Please be careful in who you trust, please keep yourself safe, and most importantly, hold your loved ones close.

Always take pictures and videos, always hold onto memories, because you don’t know when they’ll be gone.

- Zoe

[ryukisgod]

[whats-in-a-sentence]

Tyndale argued that if a husband is violent to his wife, she must patiently bear it, both for the improvement of her marriage and for the order of society:

Euen so think you, if thou canst suffer an extreme husband, thou shalt haue a great reward therefore: . . . if wee be bound to hold out our left cheeke to strangers which will smite vs on the right cheeke: how much more ought wee to suffer an extreme and vnkind husband?

But if by such fortune thou chancest vpon such an husband, take it not too heauily, but suppose thou, that thereby is laid vp no small reward hereafter, & in this life no small commendation to thee, if thou canst be quiet. But yet to you that be men, thus I speake, Let there bee none so grieuous fault to compell you to beat your wiues.

"Normal Women: 900 Years of Making History" - Philippa Gregory

[cringecomp2014]

idk man, idk. open a season w an intervention being staged for a character in a "toxic relationship" who is on the receiving end of nonstop physical violence and end that season with the same character dying in the arms of the character who doled out said physical violence (which had troubling implications/simply wasn't a good look in its own right) apologizing for provoking him and telling him he gets to be free now... even if you do really plan to loop back you can't be surprised that it leaves some ppl with a sour taste in their mouth lol. but hey i liked izzy so i am not allowed to be concerned with how things read, i simply did not like it bc they were mean to my guy. skill issue.

[cameile]

Hi everyone, I’m currently in the process of dealing with California laws and it’s been a tough process getting away from my abuser, trying to get my restraining order permanent, finding stable housing. I feel I need to find an attorney, since I’m dealing with no income and my abuser has the financial means to keep bullying me and not letting me be at peace… for now my Temporary RO has been extended since it’s now a criminal case with the civil case.

If you could share this and reblog it would be appreciated. I’m fighting a lot right now while keeping my sobriety.

[stabbyapologist]

"I don't want to be here. I don't want to do this. But I don't wanna die..."

♡♤♡♤♡♤

It won't get better. He won't change. That baby will not make the relationship better. If he hasn't hit you, he will when he figures out that you don't mind him calling you names. The flowers won't heal your bruises, and the kind gestures won't make the words hurt any less.

Family can't help you. The only way out is through, and you have to be the one to decide that enough is enough.

[sickofthis666]

It was a shock to see Alex again (s19 e19), moreover to see her breaking the law, but I get why she's jaded by the system, with the way femicides go— whether they're in the USA or France. The number of women that could have been saved, the amount of domestic violence cases with so many warning signs... You read the articles in the newspapers or online, and the only conclusion you draw at the end is the alarming number of times we could have saved this woman and we just... didn't.