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If you’re facing domestic abuse, it’s common to feel alone. But, don’t worry, you’re not. Sadly, domestic abuse is a widespread occurrence, with official UK statistics announcing that 1.6 million women and 786,000 men between the age of 16-74 experience domestic abuse in 2019.
Our award-winning solicitors are trusted and experienced in getting victim’s of domestic abuse the legal protection they need. Therefore, if you’re a victim of abuse, don’t hesitate to contact our solicitors on 020 3007 5500.
What is domestic abuse?
In short, domestic abuse is an incident or pattern of behaviour, which the abuser uses to gain power or control over someone. This abuser can be a partner, ex-partner, family member or carer. In addition, the most common examples of domestic abuse include violent behaviour, threatening behaviour and psychological abuse.
In the UK, the vast majority of domestic abuse victims are women. However, this isn’t always the case.
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What is classed as domestic abuse?
There are many forms of domestic abuse. These include:
- Psychological/ emotional abuse. Belittling you, blaming you for the abuse or downplaying it, isolating you from your family or friends, accusing you of flirting or affairs.
- Physical abuse. Examples include the abuser slapping, hitting, kicking or punching you.
- Sexual abuse. Examples include touching you when you don’t want to be touched, making unwanted sexual demands, among others.
- Financial or economic abuse. Examples include carelessly spending money without making future provisions and controlling your finances.
- Threats and intimidation. Examples include the abuser making threats to hurt or kill you or your children, destroy possessions that belong to you and harass or stalk you.
- Online or digital abuse. Examples include the abuser monitoring your social media profiles, sharing content about you on social media without consent and using GPS locators to know your whereabouts.
Reporting domestic abuse.
If you’re in immediate danger of the abuser, ensure you call the police straight away on 999. However, if you want to report the abuse, but it’s not an emergency, call 101.
Once you have contacted the police, you should tell them about the domestic abuse you have faced and explain why you’re worried about your safety. In a circumstance where the police decide not to pursue the domestic abuse offence and arrest the abuser, don’t worry. You can still get legal protection from the civil court. For example, you can get a non-molestation order which stops the abuser from coming near your home.
Get legal protection.
If you go down the legal protection route, you can make an application for the following:
- Non-molestation order. This order is a civil court order which can protect you against domestic abuse. Examples of conditions that the order can include are prohibiting the user from using or threatening violence or prohibiting the abuser from coming within 100 metres of the applicant’s home.
- Occupation order. This order is another form of a civil court order, slightly different from a non-molestation order. An occupation order primarily determines which party should remain living in the home and prohibits the abuser from coming near the house.
How can Britton and Time Solicitors help?
If the police decide not to arrest your abuser, it’s essential for you to still get the protection you deserve. Our specialist family law solicitors ensure you have the best chance of getting that protection by making a valid application for a non-molestation order or an occupation order, depending on which order is best for your circumstance.
In any case, our solicitor’s guarantee:
- You get the support and protection you deserve
- A valid application is made to the court using the correct supporting evidence
- Court representation
- The best chance of the court granting your order
If you would like to get legal protection, please email our solicitors at [email protected] or call us on 020 3007 5500.
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