categories of evidence
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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 - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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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
Direct witness accounts of violence or injuries.
Category 2The 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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