My friend is in an emotionally and partially physically abusive relationship. Need of legal options asap.?

[Grace]

Unfortunately you can't do anything in regards to the law. You can support her and talk to her about it. Ask her if she is willing to try leaving again, tell her that you will help her.
There are organisations who help women escape abusive relationships. Ask at your local police station if there are any in the area, give her a copy of the number to keep at work or keep in her phone under a female name. They organise everything to do with the escape as well as counselling. If she says no, then let it be and just be a support for her.
If she seems unsure or says yes then lay out a plan. I've read that everything needs to be in place before she leaves so he doesn't find out until after she's gone.

- Have a safe place for her to stay whether that be a battered womens shelter, your house. Somewhere he won't suspect though, probably not a family members house if he knows where they live.
- Set up a separate bank account, so on the day of the move she can transfer half into it.
- A new phone and phone number. Tell her to leave the phone at their house. But you will need to get all the apps like facebook etc. off the phone.
- She needs to block him on facebook and any other social media she's on and block any mutual friends with him. If she feels bad she can write them all a pm (copy/paste will be easier obviously), explaining the situation, that it's nothing personal against them, and that when it's all settled you will get back in contact.
- Get her off any joint insurances, bills, leases, credit cards. If they won't let her off, she may need to tell them the situation and see what they can do. If she can't get off the credit cards, then leave them cut up at the house.
- Possibly a different car or car pooling so he can't stalk her home from work.
- Counselling. She will probably need this before and after. Before will set her up for the way life will be for awhile as well as give her emotional support that she is doing the right thing, because she would be "trained" by him to think that she is dumb and can't do anything himself. After so she can maintain that strength to stay away.
- It needs to be a one day hit. She can't go back for anything after. He can't be there or suspect anything. Enlist the help of her friends or family to help quickly move her possessions out.

If there is an organisation in your area though then I would use them.
In the end you just need to be there for her. Escaping will never work if she doesn't want to do it 100%. Don't constantly tell her that she needs to leave or that she's making the wrong decision, that's his job. Be there, support her, get her help and gently ask about her leaving.