Wording to limit tracking and monitoring

If your ex-partner is (or may be) tracking you and the children or monitoring your online activity

A court order can tell an abuser not to spy on you and your children.

The court order should identify the name of the abuser, followed by “shall not” and a list of activities you want stopped.

[name of ex-partner] shall not:

Here are some examples of terms used for activities in other family court cases. Working with a lawyer or Family Court Support Worker, select items from this list that apply to your situation.

• use any monitoring device or software to track the movements, communication or online activity of [names of woman and children]
• use any program or device to gain direct or remote access to any computers or electronic devices belonging to [names of woman and children] or install any program for the purposes of monitoring or tracking [names of woman and children] for any reason whatsoever
• use any form of spyware, tracking device or GPS software that provides any information about [names of woman and children] whatsoever