Children being subjected to Family or Domestic Violence
Some examples of situations that may constitute a child being exposed to family violence include the child:
- being present when police or ambulance officers attend an incident involving the assault of a member of the child’s family by another member of the child’s family;
- overhearing threats of death or injury by a member of the child’s family towards another member of the child’s family;
- seeing or hearing an assault of a member of the child’s family by another member of the child’s family;
- comforting or providing assistance to a member of the child’s family who has been assaulted by another member of the child’s family;
- cleaning up a site after a member of the child’s family has intentionally damaged property of another member of the child’s family.
There are many circumstances in which a Child can be exposed to Family Violence. Accordingly the above list is not an exhaustive list but a guide only.
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Other Pages in the Family & Domestic Violence Section
- What constitutes Family Violence & when is it considered to have occurred
- What are examples of Family Violence having occurred
- What are examples of a Child being exposed to Family Violence
- Domestic Violence: The Law you need to know
- What amounts to actual Domestic Violence
- Who makes the Application for a Domestic Violence Protection Order
- When will a Court make a Domestic Violence Protection Order
- What does a Domestic Violence Protection Order say
- How long does a Domestic Violence Protection Order apply for
- Can I get a Temporary or Urgent Domestic Violence Protection Order
- Can I end (revoke) or vary (change) a Domestic Violence Protection Order
- Who will represent me in Court in a Domestic Violence Matter
