Currently supporting a friend who has left an abusive (coercive not physical) relationship.
She and her DC are now safe in their own home, away from him, and he doesn't knw where they are. However, he's been bombarding her with first texts and now emails. Not threatening, more pleading at first and now almost friendly/chatty which is a bit bizarre. She's blocked him on her phone but can't block his emails. I've told her to divert them into a folder (for evidence) and not read them but not sure if she will be able to as I don't know what email provider she uses.
Anyhow, to the point. She applied for a non-mol at the weekend because she just wants peace from him. It's all gone through. But she is a technophobe and doesn't have a proper laptop etc to do a video call when it comes to the hearing. She's now working herself up into a state thinking she will have to go to court and actually physically see him at the hearing.
Can anyone explain the court procedure to me so I can let her know what to expect, and if this is actually likely to happen? Do the courts really put victim and abuser in the same hearing room before giving an order that the abuser cannot go near her?!!