The Norton Law Group offers legal representation for the domestic violence cases of individuals going through abuse or violence within a domestic setting such as between spouses, partners and children or living in the same household. We work collaboratively with domestic violence professionals including counsellors, psychologists, social workers, financial advisors and safe houses.
If you are the victim of domestic violence or have been accused or charged with an act of domestic violence The Norton Law Group domestic violence and family law experts
, who can provide you with the necessary legal advice to protect your rights. Our domestic violence lawyers in Sydney
will help you through every step and provide you with required legal guidance and process, ensuring your safety and legal protection, whether you are a victim seeking protection, or someone accused who needs a fair defense.
What is Domestic Violence?
Domestic violence is a pattern of behavior in any relationship used by one individual to gain or maintain power and control over another person. Identifying domestic violence can often be difficult as the perpetrator will often only engage in acts of domestic violence behind closed doors. Not only can domestic violence result in criminal charges and convictions but the outside criminal sanctions, such as Apprehended Violence Orders (AVOs) - court orders designed to restrict the abusive person’s behaviour and protect victims from further harm. There are various consequences and remedies available pursuant to the Family Law Act.
Some of the most common types of domestic violence include:
• Physical Violence – which involves unwanted physical contact such as punching, beating, slapping, shoving, unwanted sex or other physical contact and the like and includes the threat of of physical violence even absent actual physical violence;
• Emotional Violence – actions and behaviour that undermines your confidence and humiliates, degrades, belittles or demeans you, such as name calling, gaslighting, manipulation, threats, humiliation;
• Economical Violence – actions and behaviour intended to control your finances and financial independence;
• Social Violence – actions and behaviour intended to control your social contact with others, whether family of friends.
I am a victim of domestic violence – what can I do? How do I protect myself against domestic violence?
Often the abuse has gone on for years and there are no witnesses to the abuse and you feel trapped and confused that no one will believe you. Too often victims feel foolish and embarrassed at having let the abuse go on for years or feel that they they deserved the abuse.
Regretfully such fears are the result of the abuse and can be paralyzing to a victim not knowing how to move forward. Break the cycle today and speak to one of our expert domestic violence lawyers to get the best advice on how to move forward. With our help you can break the cycle and put a top to domestic violence.
If you have been in a domestic relationship, you can apply for a domestic violence orders by contacting the local police or by contacting one of our expert domestic violence lawyers
. Orders can be obtained very quickly to restrict the access of an abusive partner on yourself, and/or your child or children, to protect your from further violent or, harassing activities and even to have an abusive partner removed from the home.
