If you are the respondent, please use this form
Please email your local court to provide evidence (e.g. medical certificate, flight details) of the reason you are requesting an adjournment.
We recommend that you get legal advice before your court hearing. You can:
You can also ask to talk to a duty lawyer on your hearing day. The duty lawyer gives free legal advice to people going to court on their hearing day.
If police have applied for an order to protect you
If you have spoken with police and agree with the application and conditions, you can choose not to take part in the court hearing if you are contactable by police on the day of the court hearing.
If you don’t agree with the police application, you should attend the court hearing. Please note that if the police started the family violence intervention order application, they may still ask for an order without your approval. It is recommended you contact the court if you no longer want an order against the respondent.
If you are applying for an intervention order (applicant) or need an order to protect you (affected family member (AFM))
You will need to appear in the court hearing to tell the court you want an order. You can choose to attend your court hearing either online or in person at the court location.
The court can give you some support to help you with your family violence hearing. For extra support, you may want to contact these free services:
Please note that this email will be sent from noreply.fvio@courts.vic.gov.au and may appear in your junk mail.
It is recommended you contact the court if you no longer want an order against the respondent.
Information about their role can be found here
Family violence practitioners A family violence applicant practitioner provides non-legal information, support and referral for people who are applicants to an application for an intervention order or involved in criminal proceedings arising from or including allegations of family violence. may be available at the court location. Information about their role and availability can be found here.
You can read more about what the Koori family violence practitioner does in the here
You can read more about what the LGBTIQ+ family violence practitioner does in the here
If you are unable to attend with your camera turned on please indicate this in the 'is there anything you want us to know' box below for the Magistrate to consider.
This form will help us prepare your case for court. This form gives the court information about your legal and other needs, as well as the best way to contact you.
Information provided in this form will form part of the court file and may be used to assist with service of any court documents.
Please fill in this form at least seven days before your court hearing. If you can’t fill in this form, you need to contact the court.
This form is for applicant or affected family member (the person protected by the order) in family violence intervention order hearings.
You need to complete a different form if:
How the court will use this information
The court will:
The court will not share any personal information you include on this form with any other person involved in this case.
Who can help you complete this form
If you are experiencing problems with the form or need help please contact your local court.
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