You will need police involvement to be in a shelter here. A recommendation from them is needed unless a charity bed can be found, priority is given to women with children, normally the police remove the offender. Ideally in the UK you do not leave your home as the abused party.
The police can also prosecute without agreement, and in my case have seen H and followed that up with a warning letter. Verbal abuse is a criminal offence in the UK, but hard to prove. I believe both Z and I have proof of one kind or another. If he abuses again they will remove my H from the big house and support my application for a restraining order. In the UK too, we can apply for restitution in the family court if there is abuse and this will be offset against any D settlement.
I said more or less that which Z is saying and left. Z has a flat mate.
Sadly it is very different in the UK although VSO was very helpful indeed but I also needed a police recommendation.
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Last edited by Vanilla; 03/18/1506:22 PM.
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