Intervention Orders
Intervention Orders
At Cahill Family Lawyers, we are committed to helping individuals and their families navigate the sensitive, stressful and often urgent issues surrounding family violence. Whether you or your children are experiencing, or at risk of family violence, or you are responding to allegations of family violence, our experienced team is here to guide you through the legal process with compassion, discretion and expertise.
The Family Violence Protection Act 2008 (Vic) provides a broad definition of what family violence. Section 5 of the Family Violence Protection Act 2008 (Vic) defines family violence and what constitutes family violence defines family violence as behaviour towards a family member of that person if that behaviour is:
- Physically or sexually abusive; or
- Emotionally or psychologically abusive; or
- Economically abusive;
- Threatening; or
- Coercive; or
- In any other way controls or dominates the family member and causes that family member to feel fear for the safety or wellbeing of that family member or another person.


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