Can I make arrangements for children when there’s a Domestic Violence Order?

If you are in the Magistrates’ Court or the Local Court for a Domestic Violence Order and there are already family law Parenting Orders in place, you must tell the court.

The court can change or stop the Parenting Orders if they are not safe or if they would not work with the Domestic Violence Order. It’s important to get legal adviceACTNSWNTQldSATasVicWA about this.

If the court doesn’t change the Parenting Order and those orders are not safe or don’t work with the Domestic Violence Order, get legal adviceACTNSWNTQldSATasVicWA.

You may need to go back to the Family Courts. See how can I change the orders?

Sometimes, the Family Courts may change or stop your Parenting Order. Or sometimes, the Family Courts can also make Parenting Orders that override parts of your Domestic Violence Order. The Family Courts think very carefully before doing either of these options. It will depend on your situation.

If there are differences between a Parenting Order and a Domestic Violence Order, the Parenting Order overrides the Domestic Violence Order to the extent of the difference.

However, it can depend on what your Domestic Violence Order says and on what your Parenting Order says. What you should do will also depend on what happened in your situation, so it is important to get legal adviceACTNSWNTQldSATasVicWA.