Elvis Presley sang a great song titled "Return to
Sender" and essentially it is a song about a man who is a
jilted lover who tries to write to his girlfriend.
They had a lover's spat and his letters kept coming back.
The jilted lover escalated the situation by sending his letter
"special D" and still it came back. He determined he was
going to take it himself and put it right in her hand, it was only
if the letter came back again the next day that he would
"understand."
Is this the conduct of a jilted lover, or is the conduct
escalating such that it could constitute a basis for the girlfriend
applying for an apprehended violence order?
To secure such an order in NSW you need to establish that the
actions of the defendant are causing you to fear for your safety,
and that that fear is reasonable. You can apply for an AVO when you
are in fear of being assaulted, are being intimidated, harassed or
molested (in person or by telephone calls, text messages, emails
