If domestic violence is alleged, is there contact before the hearing?

It is possible to get contact before the final hearing, but before allowing this, the court must consider:

• the likely risk of harm to the child if contact is ordered or refused,
• how contact should take place, whether it should be supervised and how any risk of harm to the child and/or parent can be minimised,
• whether a non-molestation order should be made,
• whether the parent seeking contact should seek advice and/or treatment as a precondition to contact being ordered.

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