häusliche Gewalt

Articles and tips that matter to you in Germany.

Everything You Need to Know About Court Custody Orders in Cases of Violence

Everything You Need to Know About Immediate Police Exclusion Orders (Platzverweis)

Everything You Need to Know About Women’s Shelters (Frauenhaus) and How to Seek Protection

Everything You Need to Know About Reporting to the Police (110) Step by Step

Everything You Need to Know About Repeated Violations and Aggravated Imprisonment (§ 4 GewSchG)

Everything You Need to Know About Rebuilding Life After Violence: Housing, Employment, and Support Networks

Everything You Need to Know About Mandatory Offender Rehabilitation (Anti-Violence Training)

Everything You Need to Know About the Removal of the Offender from the Shared Home (§ 1361b BGB)

Everything You Need to Know About Preventive Detention of the Offender for up to 14 Days (Gewahrsam)

Everything You Need to Know About Financial Compensation for Victims Under the Victim Compensation Act (OEG)

Everything You Need to Know About Anonymous Evidence Collection in Hospitals (Anonyme Spurensicherung)

Everything You Need to Know About Criminal Penalties for Violence Against Children (§ 225 StGB)

Everything You Need to Know About Securing and Controlling Household Weapons in Cases of Violence

Everything You Need to Know About the National Confidential Hotline 08000 116 016

Everything You Need to Know About Criminal Penalties for Verbal Threats and Insults (§ 241 StGB)

Everything You Need to Know About Financial Penalties (Fines) Versus Prison Sentences

Everything You Need to Know About Digital Violence and Phone Surveillance in Marital Relationships

Everything You Need to Know About Physical Domestic Violence and Its Penalties Under § 223 StGB

Everything You Need to Know About Economic Abuse: Withholding Money and Controlling Income

Everything You Need to Know About School-Based Prevention Programs Raising Awareness Against Domestic Violence

Everything You Need to Know About Elder Abuse Within the Family and How to Report It

Everything You Need to Know About Psychological Abuse, Ongoing Threats, and How the Law Criminalizes Them

Everything You Need to Know About Medically Documenting Injuries for Use in Court

Everything You Need to Know About the Legal Definition of Domestic Violence (Häusliche Gewalt) in Germany

Everything You Need to Know About the Impact of Domestic Violence on Citizenship and Permanent Residence Applications

Everything You Need to Know About the Residency Rights of a Migrant Wife Who Is a Victim of Violence

Everything You Need to Know About Court Hearings in Domestic Violence Cases

Everything You Need to Know About Protecting Children from Domestic Violence and the Role of the Youth Welfare Office (Jugendamt)

Everything You Need to Know About the Victim’s Right to a Free Lawyer (Nebenklage) in Court

Everything You Need to Know About Protecting Minor Witnesses in Court Hearings

Everything You Need to Know About Protecting Victims’ Personal Data in the Residence Register

Everything You Need to Know About the Role of Family Counseling Centers (Familienberatung) After an Incident

Everything You Need to Know About Immediate Police Interpreter Support for Non-German-Speaking Victims

Everything You Need to Know About Personal Safety Plans When Planning to Leave Home

Everything You Need to Know About How Long Records of Violence Are Stored in Police Databases

Everything You Need to Know About Psychological Treatment (Trauma Therapy) for Survivors

Everything You Need to Know About the Protection Against Violence Act (Gewaltschutzgesetz) and Protection Orders

Everything You Need to Know About Employer Responsibility When Violence Occurs in the Home Office

Everything You Need to Know About Counseling Centers for Male Victims of Violence (Men’s Counseling)

Everything You Need to Know About Restraining Orders (Kontaktverbot), Their Duration, and Conditions