Hello,
I appreciate the general consensus on this page is to not contest an interim Domestic Violence Order, but submit without admission, and follow up with initiating documents to the family court, saving money and allowing the higher Family or Federal Circuit Court make the call on whether a Domestic Violence Order is appropriate in the circumstances.
However, is there any legal downside of contesting the DVO, and failing to be successful? Does the Family Court / Federal Circuit Court hold the magistrate's finding in higher regard i.e. that the violence is real and likely to occur, rather than a tool of separating the non custodial parent from the children.
What if the DVO contest is successful?
Thanks
I appreciate the general consensus on this page is to not contest an interim Domestic Violence Order, but submit without admission, and follow up with initiating documents to the family court, saving money and allowing the higher Family or Federal Circuit Court make the call on whether a Domestic Violence Order is appropriate in the circumstances.
However, is there any legal downside of contesting the DVO, and failing to be successful? Does the Family Court / Federal Circuit Court hold the magistrate's finding in higher regard i.e. that the violence is real and likely to occur, rather than a tool of separating the non custodial parent from the children.
What if the DVO contest is successful?
Thanks