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Finding Legal Options for Women Survivors

How can FLOWS help?

How can FLOWS help? If you are experiencing domestic abuse of any kind, there are lots of ways we can

Do you support domestic abuse survivors?

If you come into contact with women who are experiencing domestic abuse, we can help you to support each individual

Are you in danger from domestic abuse right now?

Call 999Text 999 Textphone 0800 112 999 If you are in immediate danger the police should attend to protect you

Financial abuse - Halima's story

But then, our relationship began to change - he started to tell me that because of my dyspraxia I shouldn’t

Physical abuse - Jenny's story

I got pregnant soon after and was so excited to be expecting our first child, I thought he would be

Emotional abuse - Jane's story

At the beginning, it seemed almost charming – like he wanted to be number in my world… but over time

Sexual abuse - Husna's story

After I gave birth, I told him I didn’t feel comfortable having sex as I was in a lot of

Psychological abuse - Marianna's story

When my ex-partner got his way, he was wonderful. When he didn’t he would blame me whether it was my

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What legal options can protect you from domestic abuse?

There are two types of court order or ‘injunctions’ under the Family Court that you may be able to apply

Court Orders explained

What is a non-molestation order? This is a court order (sometimes called an injunction) that is used to prevent someone

What is domestic abuse?

But not all forms of domestic abuse are as obvious, or as easy to spot. The descriptions below may help

In their own words

Do you represent domestic abuse survivors?

If your practice is an accredited to deliver legal advice in relation to domestic abuse, we hope you will join

Do you support domestic abuse survivors?

If you work for a women’s organisation that comes into contact with domestic abuse survivors, we can help you to

Do you support domestic abuse survivors?

FLOWS is an independent, legal support service, designed to help protect women against domestic abuse, anywhere in England. Our aim

Do you support domestic abuse survivors?

If you are part of a frontline agency (e.g. in the advice sector) that comes into contact with domestic abuse

Promote the FLOWS service

Promote FLOWS in your waiting room or staffroom to spread the word. Display a FLOWS poster somewhere eyecatching where people

The FLOWS journey

We've used just one example here of Husna's journey, to show how legal advice and support from the FLOWS service

FLOWS wins the NESTA Legal Access Challenge

The prize recognises the work of our national domestic abuse legal service FLOWS and the digital tools NESTA funding helped

About us

We support women to protect themselves from violence, gain court orders, access legal aid and navigate court processes. We ensure

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Send your questions using the online tool and a lawyer from the Rights of Women team will email you with

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Rydym yn cefnogi menywod i amddiffyn eu hunain rhag cam-drin domestig a chael gorchmynion llys amddiffynnol gan y llys teulu