Aylesbury Womens Aid

Supporting women and children against domestic violence

 

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Support for Legal Advice

If you have been affected by domestic abuse, there are a range of legal options that are available to you. We can help you to access legal advice, as well as providing support through legal procedures.

This may include:

  • Access to a free legal consultation through a solicitor who can advise on a range of issues including injunctions, as well as family law. The solicitor will advise on fees if you chose to instruct them to act on your behalf.
  • Support in accessing legal aid, including providing supporting evidence for your application.
  • Support in arranging non-molestation or occupation orders.
  • Support throughout the criminal prosecution process, including making witness statements and support at court cases where appropriate.
  • Support on immigration issues, where you are fleeing from domestic abuse.
  • Support to make a Domestic Violence Disclosure Scheme request (also known as Clare’s Law) where you may be concerned that your partner may pose a risk to you.
  • Support and advice around family law, including child contact issues.

To arrange a legal consultation, please contact us on our Helpline 01296 437 777.

More information about legal proceedings can be found on the Women’s Aid Federation England Website.

General information has been provided by Horwood and James LLP on Divorce and Financial Settlements, Child Arrangements and Transfer of Tenancy Applications.

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Planning or making the exit from an abusive relationship can be the most dangerous. Many women are quite rightly scared to make that final step. Also, a woman may feel ashamed about what has happened or feel it’s her fault, or she may be worried about the future – what will she do for money or a home, how will the kids cope at a new school.

She may even be physically prevented from leaving her home. Sadly, many women do not feel they have the support from family, friends and employers that gives them the courage to leave.

Aylesbury Women’s Aid can give you the support and information needed if you want to leave.

Contact us

If you would like to contact us directly, either for support or to find out more about the services we offer, please fill out the form below or call 01296 437777 for Support or 01296 792143 for General Enquiries.

For Donations please email Donations@awaid.org.uk

We will aim to respond to your message within two working days. In an emergency please call 999.

Please note: Information that you provide to us will be held securely and only used for the purpose of responding to your query. Your details will be shared with the most appropriate staff member at AWA who will contact you to discuss your query and provide you with further information about our confidentiality process. We treat messages with the strictest confidentiality and will never disclose your message or details to anyone else.We may be required to break confidentiality where there are concerns relating to child protection, the immediate safety of an individual (i.e. a life or death situation), or where we are required to share information by law or to assist in the prevention or detection of a crime. If you are concerned about providing your personal information online, you can contact us on 01296 437 777.For more information see our privacy notice.