Non-Molestation Injunctions

An excellent article by District Judge Nigel Law in the Solicitors journal (www.solicitorsjournal.com) focuses on a real problem. To get legal aid in children cases, very often the parent has to prove that he or she has been harassed or assaulted by getting a Non-Molestation Order.

In the days of social media a lot of the harassment is on text, or Facebook and this has to be converted into hard copy which can easily be done by being downloaded on to a PC. Be careful not to lose your mobile phone. These without notice ex-parte injunctions are dealt with very rapidly, and there is no substitute for preparation. Get ready if you think was going to be trouble. Create a chronology.Print off the offensive texts or Facebook messages in hard copy in a lever arch file in date order first like a book.

This ‘housekeeping’ is boring but incredibly important. A medical report, photographs evidence, even letter from witnesses, not a formal witness statement, are better than nothing.

Expert legal help should be sought, and there is no substitute for experience.

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