Belgium - Intimate Partner Violence
This resource includes the legal definitions of different types of gender-based violence used in EU Member States, according to their legal terminology and national legislation. It was last updated in 2019 and makes a reference to the United Kingdom as a member state of the European Union.
Any form of physical (e.g. intentional assault and battery), sexual (rape of modesty and rape), psychological (stalking and insults) or economic violence (e.g. abandonment of family) between spouses or persons who live together or have lived together and between a stable emotional and sexual relationship exists or existed.
Legal provisions on protection orders
Court custody
Legal Source
Law to combat violence against partners,24 November 1997
Observations
Domestic violence is any form of physical, sexual, psychological or economic violence between members of a same family, regardless of their age.