Domestic violence and harassment can be difficult to identify and understand and it does not have to be physical abuse. Sometimes the harassment can be in the form of veiled threats (for instance, about money), or constantly belittling someone so they lose their self respect, and even blame themselves for the abuse.
We will always check in case domestic violence and harassment are an issue. We understand that it can be very difficult to talk about, and will advise on all the options.
If you are being threatened or abused by your partner or ex-partner and decide you want to take action; we can help including making an urgent application for an injunction, contacting the police community safety unit, putting you in contact with refuges and dealing with the longer term issues (such as whether you want to separate permanently from your partner). Find out more in the Family Breakdown and Separation section if you have family issues.
You may be worried about the impact of domestic violence on your children. This is a difficult area of law on which we can give specialist advice.
You might be concerned about your own behaviour towards your partner. There are organisations that can help. See our useful websites section for further information.
There can be situations where a person has been wrongly accused of domestic violence, and we can advise on that as well.
It may be very difficult to know what to do for the best. We are here to help. If you want to discuss this, please contact Nicola Harmon.
