Pursuant to the Family Law Act 1996, the Family Court have the power to make a variety of orders including a non-molestation order forbidding a person from using or threatening violence against a person or from harassing, pestering or intimidating that person. It can also order that there be no communication between the parties. This can include an order forbidding third parties, such as the perpetrators family and friends from acting upon your partner’s instructions. The court also has the power to grant such an order in respect of any children of the relationship.