Non-Molestation Orders and Injunctions
Non-Molestation Order Specialists
Victims of domestic abuse often suffer in silence and may spend many years living in fear with either limited support or none at all.
Sadly, victims of abuse also often have to experience serious threats or violence before they reach out for support from the police or family courts, or leave their abuser.
At McAlister Family Law, we are experts in dealing with domestic abuse and specialise in offering legal guidance to help victims deal with the devastating impact domestic violence in an intimate relationship can have on their lives and the lives of their children.
You do not have to face these issues alone and our team of specialist lawyers and legal representatives can put measures in place to ensure your safety and the safety of your children, enabling you to live a life free of threats of violence and abuse.
How We Can Protect You
A non-molestation order will prevent your abuser from intimidating and harassing you either in person or through other means such as social media or telephone calls, and from threatening violence, or using physical violence, emotional abuse or harassment.
These orders can also place geographical restrictions on your abuser and prevent them from coming within a certain distance of your home to reduce your risk of harm.
An application for a non-molestation order often needs to be made quickly and, depending on the severity of the threat you face, may also need to be made without notice being given to your abuser.
In those circumstances, we will act swiftly with an emergency application and can ask that the court lists an urgent hearing that only you, ourselves and the judge will attend.
This means an order immediately protecting you will be made without your abuser’s knowledge and without their input into the legal process.
They will only be informed of the protection in place for you and any relevant children once the order is secured. Non-molestation orders are typically time-limited and may remain in place for a period of time of up to 1 year or possibly longer depending on the severity of the circumstances.
What You Need to Prove
You will need to be able to demonstrate that you and your abuser are “associated persons” in order to secure a non-molestation order against them. The court will regard you as “associated persons” if:
- If you/have ever been married, in a civil partnership, or have ever been engaged to them
- If you have ever lived with your abuser or still live with them
- If you have been in a serious relationship with them
- If they are a relative
- If you have children together
- If you are parties to the same family proceedings
The court will consider all the circumstances when deciding whether or not to grant the order.
You will therefore need to demonstrate how the abuser and their domestic abuse incidents is affecting your health and well-being and the risk they pose to the physical, psychological and emotional safety of you and/or your children – this may involve you having to give a personal statement or witness statement in a domestic violence court or family proceedings court.
Getting in Touch with Our Experts
We know that the most difficult step towards getting help is reaching out and asking for it.
We also know that the prospect of facing these issues head-on and explaining your circumstances and the abuse you have suffered to the court is intimidating and emotionally challenging.
When you get in touch, you can trust that our lawyers are some of the country’s leading experts in family matters and guiding clients through the most difficult periods of their lives with clear, impactful, and empathetic legal advice is what we do every day.
Our expert team are here to support you every step of the way and ensure that the right result and necessary protection is secured for you and your children.
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Get in Touch with Our Non-Molestation Orders Lawyers
We understand that no matter what side of domestic violence you are on, it can be hard to reach out. Our expert team has years of experience in non-molestation orders so you can rest assured we can help.
To speak with one of our lawyers, phone us on 0333 202 6433 or send us an email at [email protected].
