A 41-year-old male engaged EAS Legal after an application for a Family Violence Intervention Order (FVIO) was made against him following the breakdown of a long-term relationship.
The applicant alleged ongoing intimidation, threatening behaviour and repeated unwanted contact, seeking a final intervention order with extensive conditions that would have significantly impacted our client’s ability to communicate regarding shared financial matters and future parenting arrangements.
Following a thorough review of the evidence, we identified several inconsistencies between the applicant’s sworn material, text message exchanges and independent witness accounts. We carefully prepared the matter for a contested hearing, obtained additional supporting evidence and conducted detailed cross-examination of the applicant.
Our submissions highlighted that the allegations were not supported by the objective evidence and that there was insufficient basis for the Court to conclude that a future intervention order was necessary.
Following the contested hearing, the Magistrate dismissed the application in its entirety, resulting in no final Family Violence Intervention Order being made against our client.
