Responding to a domestic violence application

It is crucial that if you are served an application for a domestic violence order that you are aware of your legal rights and the avenues available to you in responding to the application. If someone has lodged a domestic violence order ( DVO) application against you, then you will be called 'the respondent' both on the application and during the court proceedings. The person who is alleging the acts of domestic violence is referred to as 'the aggrieved'. A DVO may be applied for by the aggrieved on their own initiative, or by the police on the aggrieved's behalf if they believe that the aggrieved is in need of protection.

RESPONDING TO DVO

If you have been served with a DVO, then you have the following five options to respond: