Maura Hurley Solicitors is one of Dublin’s best know Family Law Solicitors specialising in domestic violence based in the Ormond Building, 31-36 Ormond Quay Upper, Dublin 7

The Domestic Violence Act 1996 provides for the protection and safety of married couples, co-habiting couples, children and any other people who live in a domestic relationship.      

Protection Available:     

 Under The Domestic Violence Act 1996, the following Orders may be obtained:   

• Safety Orders
  • A safety order is an order or the court which prohibits the abusive person from committing further violence or threats of violence against the spouse, civil partner or a person who is not the spouse or civil partner, a parent or a dependent person. The respondent does not have to leave the house. An application for a safety order can be made to the family law courts and can be made for up to five years.
• Interim Protection Orders
  • Where on the application of a person for a safety order  a court may make an interim protection order where the court believes that there is reasonable grounds for believing that there is an immediate risk to the welfare of a person or a dependent child. This order normally remains in place until the hearing of the safety application.
• Barring Orders
  • The court can on application to it by a person make a barring order where the court is of the opinion that there are reasonable grounds for believing that there is a  risk to a person or dependent child and the barring order requires that the abusive party must leave the family home immediately  and prohibits the abusive party from entering the family home. A barring order can be made for up to three years.
• Interim Barring Orders
  
  • The court may on the application for a barring order can if it is of the opinion that there is an immediate risk to the welfare of the applicant  between the application for a barring order  and the actual hearing  of the barring order make an interim barring order directing the respondent to leave the family home and to prohibit them from re entering the house for a period of 8 days.

If any of these Orders are breached by either party, the Gardai have immediate powers of arrest.

Contact Maura Hurley today on 086 778 7444 or contact Maura by email here.