Domestic Abuse

Help to protect you and your children

This includes advice about keeping you and your family safe, getting court orders and help if someone is ignoring a court order. Also, if you’re being stalked or harassed.

Leaving an abusive relationship

Help with divorce or separation. It includes making plans for the children, money, and housing. It also covers child contact and where the children will live.

Problems with an ex-partner: children or money

Includes contact with children, where children live; money; when an ex-partner doesn’t follow court orders or agreements. Also if you’re worried about a child; child taken or kept without your permission.

More problems

Problems with neighbours, landlords or other people

Threats, abuse or harassment by someone who is not a family member.

Housing, homelessness, losing your home

Includes being forced to leave your home, problems with council housing, if you’re homeless or might be homeless in the next 2 months.

Forced marriage

Help with forced marriage and Forced Marriage Protection Orders.

Female genital mutilation (FGM)

If you or someone else is at risk of FGM.

If you cannot find your problem: domestic abuse

Next steps to get help