Your abuser may seem all-powerful to you. He is not...
What power he has over you is confined within the home that you share with him.
To maintain that power he shall try to isolate you by cutting you off from friends and family and by telling you that nobody cares about you. In order for you to see that this is not true you need to seek help from outside your home.
The question is just where you should look for help.
What your abuser does not want to hear is that Domestic Violence Courts are one of the most accessible institutions in our country. They are equipped to help applicants obtain an interim protection order that can be served on the abuser by the Police and when you report any contravention to that order an arrest will follow much sooner than it will in other cases. Yes- the Police take protection orders very seriously...
If you feel your matter is too complicated for the Domestic Violence Court Clerk or you experience difficulty in getting helped you can contact me.
Yes- Attorneys other than Legal Aid South Africa cost money. I have, however, over the last 11 years assisted clients from different income groups to obtain protection orders and to handle the hearings that follow from these orders. My clients earn salaries from R 5 000 per month, but have been assisted and have been able to pay me.
I understand all too well that being abused at home and needing help to deal with it is not something for which you have budgeted or saved up. I also understand how furious your abuser is going to be if he finds out that you have spoken to somebody...
I also understand that it is not easy to face your abuser alone- in court or otherwise.
Let me help you put an end to emotional and physical abuse...
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