What counts as harassment post divorce?

Harassment post divorce refers to a range of harmful behaviours by an ex-spouse to control, intimidate or distress the other after the end of their marriage. Forms of harassment can include:

Excessive communication where the ex may bombard their former spouse with numerous emails, phone calls, and messages that are abusive in nature.

They might also stalk or monitor their ex using social media, online communication tools, or spyware.

The abuser may intentionally misuse legal proceedings to harass, intimidate, and exhaust the financial and emotional resources of their ex spouse. This can involve making false allegations, making multiple court applications, breaching court orders, or not cooperating with coparenting.

Another tactic is to withhold or delay financial support, such as child support, spousal maintenance, or refusing to pay shared expenses like school fees.