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Categories of Evidence

Categories of Evidence. Category 1. The evidence in the first category is usually associated with ‘relatively strong probative weight’. This includes: A criminal conviction; a final protection order by contest A final protection order at which the defendant did not appear

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Categories of Evidence

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  1. Categories of Evidence

  2. Category 1 The evidence in the first category is usually associated with ‘relatively strong probative weight’. This includes: • A criminal conviction; a final protection order by contest • A final protection order at which the defendant did not appear • Direct witness accounts of violence or injuries.

  3. Category 2 The evidence in the second category – evidence of ‘less probative weight’ includes: • A final protection order made by consent or consent without admissions • An interim protection order granted in the absence of the respondent • Sworn or unsworn hearsay accounts of family violence.

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