Who can apply for a Non-Molestation Order?

A Non-Molestation order is a type of injunction that the Family Courts can grant to prevent one person from harassing or pestering another. There is a wide range of acts that the injunction can prohibit, they commonly include:

·   A prohibition that one person cannot phone / text / make contact with another person,

·   A prohibition that one person cannot enter a certain radius of where another person lives, 

·   A prohibition that one person cannot use or threaten violence against the other.

However to be eligible to apply for a Non-Molestation Order, the relationship between the Applicant and the Respondent must fall within the category of “Associated Persons”.

These include:

·   Spouses or former spouses

·   Civil partners or former civil partners

·   Cohabitees or former cohabitees

·   Relatives

·   Fiancées

·   Having an intimate relationship of a significant duration

·   Parties who have a child together

·   Parties who are subject to the same family law act proceedings.

An application for a Non-Molestation order will only be within the court’s jurisdiction if the parties fall into one of the above categories. Often, Non-Molestation orders are applied for to protect victims of domestic abuse.

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Alternatively, you can call 01902 328 355 and speak to Aimee Stokes, who is a family law solicitor based in our Wolverhampton office.