Author Archives: Carmella

Family Violence Safety Notices and Interim Orders: The First Fortnight in Victoria

Police can leave a family violence safety notice on the table and be gone before [...]

What Happens at an Intervention Order Hearing in Victoria?

The queue at the Magistrates’ Court does not look like television. It looks like wet [...]

What To Do If You Have Been Served With An Intervention Order

Someone hands you an envelope, or a police officer turns up at your door, and [...]

How Family Violence Allegations Can Affect Your Parenting Arrangements in Victoria

Nobody picks up the phone expecting to need a lawyer. But when family violence becomes [...]

What Qualifies as Domestic Violence Under Australian Law?

Domestic Violence Under Australian Law Domestic violence, also referred to as domestic family violence, is [...]

CASE STUDY OF THE MONTH: NOVEMBER 2025

IVO Struck Out – Justice Prevails I represented a client who was the Respondent, and [...]