Family Violence Provisions for Partner Visas (Cat A)

A detailed look at the family violence provisions for partner visas, including a special focus on common mistakes and misunderstandings about how these important provisions function.

Includes sections on effectively working with family violence victims, the requirements for a successful family violence claim, judicial and non-judicial evidence requirements, lodging your claim package and evidence, and interplay between the family violence claims and the underlying partner visa application. Includes PDF family violence claim examples and other handouts.

Mark Northam is Principal Solicitor at Northam Lawyers and is admitted as a Solicitor and Barrister of the Supreme Court of New South Wales, and admitted to the High Court of Australia. Mark holds a Bachelor of Laws degree from Macquarie University, Graduate Diploma in Law from The College of Law, Graduate Certificate in Australia Immigration Law and Practice from Victoria University, and a Bachelor Degree in Business Administration (Accounting and Taxation) from the University of Houston.