If you are in a de facto relationship and you have any worries about your property you can see us at the start, in the middle or at the end of your relationship. Protection Orders can be obtained against people who have acted violently towards others. There needs to be a domestic relationship between the protected person and the violent person to obtain an order. Protection Orders prohibit the violent person contacting the protected person unless the protected person agrees to the contact. The Police are able to enforce the Protection Orders.
Violence is defined as including all forms of emotional, psychological and physical abuse.
Associated Orders can also be obtained to get occupation of a home and possession of the family belongings for a protected person. We can help people with applications for Orders and with defending Orders which may have been made. Sometimes the last Will of a person who has died may not have made fair moral provision from their estate for someone close to them. We can let you know what your rights are and what you can do to correct any such unfairness. Leaving a marriage is hard enough but resolving the division of property can be a minefield.