Family & Relationships · Wide Bay-Burnett
9 domestic violence & avos firms in Wide Bay-Burnett, Queensland, including Bundaberg, Hervey Bay, Maryborough, Gympie.
9 firms
Pialba, QLD · Wide Bay-Burnett
Geldard Sherrington Lawyers provides legal services in Pialba, QLD. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Criminal Law and Domestic Violence & AVOs.
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.
Bundaberg, Hervey Bay, Maryborough and Gympie form a broad Wide Bay-Burnett search area. For estate or family advice, the location of the person giving instructions may be different from the location of the assets.
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 Wide Bay-Burnett. 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.
Maryborough, QLD · Wide Bay-Burnett
John Willett Lawyers provides legal services in Maryborough, QLD. Listed practice areas include Family Law, Domestic Violence & AVOs and Mediation & Dispute Resolution.
Gladstone Central, QLD · Wide Bay-Burnett
Byrne Lawyers provides legal services in Gladstone Central, QLD. Listed practice areas include Litigation & Dispute Resolution, Business & Commercial Law and Family Law.
Maryborough, QLD · Wide Bay-Burnett
Change Conveyancing provides conveyancing services in Maryborough, QLD. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Commercial Property & Leasing and NDIS & Disability Law.
Gladstone Central, QLD · Wide Bay-Burnett
Ramos & Co Lawyers provides legal services in Gladstone Central, QLD. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Immigration & Visas and Family Law.
Bundaberg West, QLD · Wide Bay-Burnett
Maloy Law provides legal services in Bundaberg West, QLD. Listed practice areas include Family Law and Domestic Violence & AVOs.
Maryborough, QLD · Wide Bay-Burnett
Cate & Co Lawyers and Associates provides legal services in Maryborough, QLD. Listed practice areas include Domestic Violence & AVOs, Property & Conveyancing and Family Property Settlement.
Pialba, QLD · Wide Bay-Burnett
Neilson Law provides legal services in Pialba, QLD. Listed practice areas include Family Law, Divorce & Separation and Parenting & Child Custody.
Clarity Law provides legal services in Pialba, QLD. Listed practice areas include Criminal Law, Assault & Violent Offences and Fraud & White Collar Crime.
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.