Who may appeal against a compensation order on its own, leaving the protective disposition decision unchallenged, and within what period?
General information · Not legal advice
Material to check
In a practice file we read the decision on the protective disposition together with the compensation order, the notice of appeal stating which ruling it targets, and the filing receipt stamp showing when the appeal was lodged.
These are types of material to look for, not evidence already verified by PRO SE.
Where readings differ
One reading takes the paragraph at face value: the domestic violence offender may lodge an appeal against the compensation order alone, leaving the protective disposition decision unchallenged, and the appeal stands only if lodged within the period the provision sets.
Another reading notes the limit: the paragraph grants this route only to the domestic violence offender, and it says nothing about who else may appeal against a compensation order alone or which court hears such an appeal.
Your judgment
When a notice of appeal names both rulings, what in the papers shows whether the compensation order alone is being challenged?
PRO SE does not make this decision or keep a case record on this public site.When to reconsider
We look at this again if the provision is amended to widen who may appeal against a compensation order alone, or if a Supreme Court decision settles which court hears such an appeal.