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A Family Violence Restraining Order (FVRO) is one tool that might help keep you safe from family violence. Once you have an interim FVRO from the court, there are some practical things you can do to make the best use of the order to increase your safety 

These include making copies of the order to[...]

Applying for a Family Violence Restraining Order (FVRO) is one tool that might help increase safety for you and your children.

But you may not need to apply for an FVRO to be protected.  

There are other things you can do, including asking for help from the police or applying for other protective[...]

If you are leaving an abusive relationship, it's best to take your children with you if you can do so safely.

If you are applying for a Family Violence Restraining Order and your children have seen, heard or experienced family violence, you can ask the court for your FVRO to also cover your[...]

A Family Violence Restraining Order is one tool that might help keep you safe from family violence. 

Before you apply for an FVRO, you should think about whether having an FVRO will actually help improve your safety. There might be other orders in place, or other ways you can get protection from[...]

If the magistrate did not grant your application for an interim FVRO, you have several options.

You can:

• proceed with your application and go to a final order hearing
• withdraw your application and reapply if there is a new incident of family violence
• consider appealing the decision
• look at[...]

The court can only make an FVRO if the  grounds for the order are met. You must explain why you need the FVRO and satisfy the grounds.

When you go into court, you will need to give evidence to support why you need an interim FVRO.

You must order your thoughts and think about the most important[...]