Family violence is ongoing behaviour and not just a one-off incident.
The severity and frequency of violence tends to escalate over the course of the relationship and can eventually lead to the death of the victim.
It is important to state that people in a de facto relationship nearly have the same rights as a married couple. Once you can prove that you are in a de facto relationship, the court will hear your matter as they would for a married couple.
If you are confident with filling out forms and can appear before a registrar in court for a brief hearing, we suggest you try doing your own divorce. If you do not have the confidence with court forms or that matter could have some complications with arrangements around children, we can help you with your divorce.
Since 9 December 2017, same sex marriage has been recognised under Australian law and is now legal.The same process will apply as for a heterosexual married couple or a de facto couple.
