Which Restraining Order Type Is Right for You?
In WA, restraining orders are legal orders designed to protect individuals from harm or harassment. Each category of RO is provided for within a...
Posted on December 4, 2024
Crafting Workable Clauses for Conduct Agreement Orders Regarding Child Handover – What to Think About
When parents separate in circumstances where one or both have Family Violence Restraining Orders against the other, one of the most difficult issues they...
Posted on November 4, 2024
What is ‘the burden and onus of proof’?
The burden of proof is a term that is used often in relation to court proceedings, but difficult to understand in practice. There are...
Posted on October 14, 2024
What does it mean to ‘settle’ a Restraining Order matter?
They say that a good compromise leaves everyone unhappy. That does not always have to be the case. Compromising in Restraining Order matters is...
Posted on October 9, 2024
Law Reform: Family Violence Criminal Provisions
In 2020, as part of an overhaul of the Family Violence law reform in WA, the Family Violence Legislation Reform Act 2020 introduced two...
Posted on September 18, 2024
Firearms clauses: What happens to my guns if I am subject to a Restraining Order?
Since the 2016 overhaul of the Restraining Orders Act 1997 (“ROA”) and the introduction of Section 14, the firearms prohibition, the issue of firearms...
Posted on September 11, 2024