You must swear / affirm a complaint and produce a copy of an police report (if available) and a copy of any medical report (if available) to substantiate your complaint.

After your complaint, the Magistrate will then issue a summons against the Respondent with a return date, whereupon the Court will hear the parties, and their evidence recorded. Upon hearing the evidence, the Court will make its orders.

Violence may take place anywhere, and relates to physical violence and directed at the spouse or a child.

He/she includes:-

(1) a child of the marriage
(2) an adopted child
(3) a child of the husband or wife from a previous marriage
(4) a child accepted as a member of the family

You may apply to the Court for protection.