Our Services
Non-Molestation & Occupation Orders
Urgent legal protection when immediate action is required.
Blackstar Law assists clients who require protection from harassment, intimidation, coercive control, threats or abuse.
Our Expertise
Protective action when circumstances cannot wait
Blackstar Law advises and represents clients seeking urgent protective orders from the Family Court, including non-molestation orders and occupation orders.
We understand that these matters can arise suddenly and in extremely difficult circumstances. We provide calm, discreet and decisive advice, helping clients understand the protections available and taking urgent legal action where necessary.
Strategic Context
Understanding the protection available
A non-molestation order can prohibit another person from using or threatening violence, intimidating, harassing or otherwise molesting an applicant or relevant child.
Occupation orders deal with occupation of the family home and can determine who is entitled to remain in, return to or be excluded from a property. In urgent circumstances, applications may be made without notice to the other party where the legal requirements are satisfied.
Our Approach
Immediate. Discreet. Decisive.
Where protection is required, timing and preparation are critical. We assess the circumstances, available evidence and level of risk before advising on the most appropriate course of action.
We can assist with preparing urgent applications, supporting evidence and representation at hearings, as well as advising respondents who face allegations or applications against them.
Where appropriate, Blackstar Law works alongside leading family law counsel, King’s Counsel and other specialist professionals to ensure complex or sensitive cases receive the expertise they require.
Key Factors
Non-Molestation Orders
Protection from harassment, threats, intimidation, violence and other prohibited behaviour.
Occupation Orders
Applications regulating who may occupy, return to or be excluded from the family home.
Urgent Hearings
Rapid preparation and representation where immediate intervention from the Family Court is required.
Coercive & Controlling Behaviour
Advice where patterns of coercion, control, intimidation or harassment form part of the wider circumstances.
Without Notice Applications
Urgent applications made without initially notifying the other party where circumstances and legal requirements justify this.
Breach & Enforcement
Advice regarding service, alleged breaches of protective orders and the appropriate steps available for enforcement.
