Family & Relationships · Toowoomba & Darling Downs
18 domestic violence & avos firms in Toowoomba & Darling Downs, Queensland, including Toowoomba, Warwick, Dalby.
18 firms
East Toowoomba, QLD · Toowoomba & Darling Downs
McConnell & Saldumbide Criminal Lawyers provides legal services in East Toowoomba, QLD. Listed practice areas include Criminal Law, Domestic Violence & AVOs and Firearms & Licensing Matters.
Each state has its own protection order scheme, called AVOs in NSW, intervention orders in Victoria, DVOs in Queensland and restraining orders in WA. Police can apply on your behalf, or you can apply yourself. A lawyer can explain the conditions, represent you at court and connect the order with any family law proceedings.
Protection orders can stop threats, contact and harassment quickly. For respondents, an order can affect housing, parenting time, firearms licences and some jobs.
Each state has its own scheme: AVOs in NSW, intervention orders in Victoria, DVOs in Queensland, restraining orders in WA and SA. Orders are made in state local or magistrates courts and are nationally recognised under the National Domestic Violence Order Scheme.
Understand the next step
Tell the lawyer whether you need protection, have been served with an application or already have an order. Use a safe method of contact and make the next hearing date clear at the outset.
If someone is in immediate danger, call 000. A directory enquiry is not an emergency service or confirmation that representation has been arranged.
For Toowoomba, Warwick and Dalby clients, a land or business matter can overlap with family succession and ownership arrangements. Explain who owns each asset and whether any agreement is already in place.
For domestic violence & avos, ask which parts of the work the firm handles itself and whether it has relevant QLD experience. Let the lawyer know if a property, employer, other party or existing proceeding is outside Toowoomba & Darling Downs. Your home address alone does not determine the applicable process.
Explain the relationship history, current arrangements and outcome you want. Identify immediate concerns and provide every existing order or agreement.
Discuss negotiation and family dispute resolution. Parenting applications generally involve prior dispute resolution unless an exception applies; ask the lawyer to assess the appropriate process.
Ask how an agreement would be documented and implemented. Clarify who handles related transfers, finance and estate-planning work.
Ask for separate estimates for advice, negotiation, document preparation and court work. A fixed divorce-application fee does not necessarily cover parenting or financial disputes.
Ask for a written scope identifying the work you are authorising, the person responsible and when costs will be reviewed. If you only want advice on one step, say so before the firm begins wider work.
Highlight court dates, proposed travel or relocation and any planned property sale. Ask which time limits apply to your particular issues rather than assuming there is one deadline for everything.
In Queensland, most matters start in the Magistrates Court, with serious criminal and larger civil matters in the District and Supreme Courts. Tenancy, minor civil, building and guardianship disputes go to QCAT. Solicitors hold practising certificates from the Queensland Law Society, and complaints are handled by the Legal Services Commission.
Good to know
No. A protection order is a civil order. Breaching it, however, is a criminal offence.
Call 000. Police can make or seek urgent orders. For support, 1800RESPECT is available 24 hours.
Most matters start in the Magistrates Court. More serious cases go to the District Court or the Supreme Court of Queensland. Family law matters are heard by the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia.
Toowoomba City, QLD · Toowoomba & Darling Downs
MacDonald Law provides legal services in Toowoomba City, QLD. Listed practice areas include Family Law, Parenting & Child Custody and Wills & Estates.
Toowoomba City, QLD · Toowoomba & Darling Downs
ReesLaw Pty Ltd provides legal services in Toowoomba City, QLD. Listed practice areas include Family Law, Business & Commercial Law and Wills & Estates.
Toowoomba City, QLD · Toowoomba & Darling Downs
TASC Legal and Social Justice Service provides legal services in Toowoomba City, QLD. Listed practice areas include Health & Medical Practitioner Law, Domestic Violence & AVOs and Elder Law & Aged Care.
East Toowoomba, QLD · Toowoomba & Darling Downs
Skuse Graham Criminal Lawyers Warwick provides legal services in East Toowoomba, QLD. Listed practice areas include Criminal Law, Traffic Offences and Domestic Violence & AVOs.
East Toowoomba, QLD · Toowoomba & Darling Downs
Bouchier Khan Lawyers provides legal services in East Toowoomba, QLD. Listed practice areas include Bail Applications, Fraud & White Collar Crime and Criminal Law.
Dalby, QLD · Toowoomba & Darling Downs
Skuse Graham Criminal Lawyers Warwick provides legal services in Dalby, QLD. Listed practice areas include Criminal Law, Traffic Offences and Domestic Violence & AVOs.
Toowoomba City, QLD · Toowoomba & Darling Downs
PATTERSON & CO FAMILY LAW provides legal services in Toowoomba City, QLD. Listed practice areas include Family Law, Parenting & Child Custody and Business & Commercial Law.
South Toowoomba, QLD · Toowoomba & Darling Downs
Ipswich Family Lawyers provides legal services in South Toowoomba, QLD. Listed practice areas include Family Law, Wills & Estates and Domestic Violence & AVOs.
Dalby, QLD · Toowoomba & Darling Downs
Ipswich Family Lawyers provides legal services in Dalby, QLD. Listed practice areas include Family Law, Wills & Estates and Domestic Violence & AVOs.
Toowoomba City, QLD · Toowoomba & Darling Downs
BJH LAW PTY LTD provides legal services in Toowoomba City, QLD. Listed practice areas include Criminal Law, Wills & Estates and Family Law.
Warwick, QLD · Toowoomba & Darling Downs
McConnell & Saldumbide Criminal Lawyers provides legal services in Warwick, QLD. Listed practice areas include Criminal Law, Domestic Violence & AVOs and Firearms & Licensing Matters.
Warwick, QLD · Toowoomba & Darling Downs
Skuse Graham Criminal Lawyers Warwick provides legal services in Warwick, QLD. Listed practice areas include Criminal Law, Traffic Offences and Domestic Violence & AVOs.
Toowoomba City, QLD · Toowoomba & Darling Downs
VM Family Law provides legal services in Toowoomba City, QLD. Listed practice areas include Family Law, Divorce & Separation and Parenting & Child Custody.
Toowoomba City, QLD · Toowoomba & Darling Downs
Wilsons - The Family Lawyers provides legal services in Toowoomba City, QLD. Listed practice areas include Family Law, Property & Conveyancing and Divorce & Separation.
Chinchilla, QLD · Toowoomba & Darling Downs
P&E Law Pty Ltd provides legal services in Chinchilla, QLD. Listed practice areas include Planning & Environment, Agribusiness & Rural Law and Business & Commercial Law.
Drayton, QLD · Toowoomba & Darling Downs
Mitchell Lawyers provides legal services in Drayton, QLD. Listed practice areas include Partner & Family Visas, Family Law and Parenting & Child Custody.
Roma, QLD · Toowoomba & Darling Downs
On Call Lawyers Australia provides legal services in Roma, QLD. Listed practice areas include Family Law, Parenting & Child Custody and Property & Conveyancing.
Directory guidance updated 19 September 2026. General information to help you prepare for a conversation with a professional; not advice about your individual matter. Check current requirements with the relevant authority.
Practising certificates in Queensland are managed by the Queensland Law Society. You can check a solicitor's status on its public register or by contacting it directly.