Domestic Abuse
Domestic abuse is, unfortunately, something that many people experience. Steps can be taken to protect you from your abuser, and our expert solicitors can support you with this.
At Tinsdills Solicitors, we know how difficult it can be to seek out support if you are a victim of domestic abuse. We also know that taking those first steps is crucial for your safety and that of your family.
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Our Domestic Abuse Expertise
We offer compassionate and efficient support in response to domestic abuse enquiries, keeping everything as straightforward as possible so that you understand what actions must be taken. With our team’s support, you can be confident that there will be no delays and that the necessary action can be taken as soon as possible.
Our team can also step in to support you if you require urgent protection from your abuser by making an emergency injunction ‘without notice’.
Please note that we do not deal with Legal Aid enquiries for any Family Law work.
To arrange an initial appointment with one of our domestic abuse solicitors in Hanley, Leek, Newcastle-Under-Lyme, or Sandbach, please call 01782 652300 or use the enquiry form.
Our Expertise with Domestic Abuse
Non-Molestation and Occupation Orders
Non-molestation and occupation orders can protect you and your family from an abuser. Non-molestation orders detail what a respondent (the person the order applies to) is forbidden from doing, while an occupation order regulates who can live in the family home. Breaching an order is a criminal offence, which could result in an arrest.
Our domestic abuse solicitors can carefully review your situation and advise you on the most appropriate course of action regarding the order you should apply for. We can then draft and submit a robust application personalised to your circumstances. Within any court hearings that follow the initial application, we can also represent you, reducing the anxiety you may already be dealing with as far as possible.
Associated Family Law Issues
While you are taking immediate steps to protect yourself and your family from abuse, you will also have a range of additional considerations to make, including the ways you can sever your existing ties with them. For example, if your abuser is your spouse, you may see fit to launch divorce or separation proceedings.
Our team can support you with this process and make additional arrangements for children. With our support, you can be certain that you will have taken the appropriate steps to start the next chapter of your life.
Get in Touch With Our Domestic Abuse Solicitors Today
If you would like to discuss any matters related to domestic abuse or any other associated issues, please get in touch with a member of our team today.
Our family law team will be available to guide you through every step of making an injunction, offering carefully tailored advice sensitive to your situation and desired outcome.
Initial appointments with our family law team are priced at £125 + VAT. Please note we do not accept Legal Aid enquiries for any Family Law work.
To arrange an appointment with one of our domestic abuse solicitors in Hanley, Leek, Newcastle-Under-Lyme, or Sandbach, please call 01782 652300 or use the enquiry form.
Domestic Abuse FAQs
What is classed as Domestic Abuse?
Domestic abuse (also often referred to as domestic violence) encompasses a range of behaviours and actions that a person can inflict. While many people may assume that domestic abuse only relates to acts of physical violence, this is not the case.
Domestic abuse includes physical, emotional, sexual, psychological and financial abuse.
Anyone who is a victim of domestic abuse may be coerced into believing that they are at fault. This is not true. When an abuser makes a victim believe that they are at fault for the abusive behaviours, this is known as gaslighting.
What is coercive control?
Coercive control is an offence in and of itself established in the Serious Crime Act 2015. It is a type of domestic abuse which involves behaviour which is designed to manipulate the way a victim acts, thinks and feels.
What is a court injunction?
A court injunction is a legal order which orders someone to or forbids them from taking specific actions.
Court injunctions are used across several legal services. Under the Family Law Act 1996, the two court injunctions that are most commonly used to protect someone from acts of domestic abuse and coercive control are non-molestation orders and occupation orders.
Who can apply for a Non-Molestation or Occupation order?
To be eligible to make a domestic abuse injunction, such as a non-molestation or occupation order, you must be considered an ‘associated person’.
This means that you must be related or associated with the abuser in one of the following ways:
- Are married or were ever married or engaged to be married
- Are or ever were in a civil partnership or agreed to form a civil partnership
- Are or were living together (cohabiting)
- Live in the same household (for example, a flatshare)
- Are related (by blood, marriage, civil partnership or cohabitation)
- Have a child together
- Have or had parental responsibility for the child
- Are or were in an intimate relationship for a significant period
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