At EAS Legal, we recently represented a client at the Broadmeadows Magistrates’ Court in relation to a Family Violence Intervention Order (FVIO) that significantly restricted his ability to have contact with his children.
The consequences of the order extended far beyond the courtroom. For our client, the most important issue was the impact the restrictions were having on his relationship with his children and his ability to remain actively involved in their lives.
From the outset, our team carefully considered whether the continuation of the intervention order remained necessary.
Rather than simply accepting that the existing restrictions should continue, we advanced our client’s position and sought the withdrawal of the intervention order in its entirety.
Our focus was on demonstrating why the circumstances supported bringing the proceedings to an end and removing the restrictions that had prevented our client from seeing his children.
The Outcome
Following our advocacy, the application was successfully withdrawn at the Broadmeadows Magistrates’ Court.
The result meant:
For our client, the significance of the result went well beyond simply concluding a court proceeding. It removed a legal barrier that had been preventing him from seeing his children and allowed him to move forward without the restrictions of the intervention order.
