WRITING A WITNESS STATEMENT

HI EVERYONE...
Greetings

Please help me to write a WITNESS STATEMENT in order to apply for a NON MOLESTATION ORDER against my partner as I have become a victim of DV..

can anyone share me about this by sending some sample letters .. its a great help .pl

Sorry to read that you need this kind of advice.

You are basically asking the court for protection, so it must be satisfied that there is evidence of molestation and that you need protection from the court.

Your witness statement must set out in detail what has taken place, including any police involvement and any medical treatment you may have needed. You have to state exactly what happened with time and date.

Molestation involves any form of physical, sexual or psychological molestation or harassment that has a serious impact on your health and wellbeing. This is your opportunity to tell the court about any of this kind of treatment you have been coping with.

There is a time limit however, and the last occasion must be within the last 6 months. It may have been going on for longer, just as long as the last time was within that 6 month time frame.

Although usually the other person is told when a court application is made against them, this won’t necessarily happen if your safety or the safety of any children is at risk. If you are afraid of repercussions from your husband when he gets his copy you should say so in your statement.

Usually, your husband -the respondent- will prepare a witness statement in response to yours.

When the court receives your application, it will fix a hearing to decide what should happen.

I hope this helps.