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If your partner is found guilty of assaulting or threatening you, they’ll be sentenced. If they have no prior criminal record, they may not go to jail. Instead, they might be given a fine, or placed on probation with conditions such as to have no contact with you or to attend counselling. | If your partner is found guilty of assaulting or threatening you, they’ll be sentenced. If they have no prior criminal record, they may not go to jail. Instead, they might be given a fine, or placed on probation with conditions such as to have no contact with you or to attend counselling. | ||
===You can get a court order to protect yourself=== | |||
You can get a court order to protect yourself and your family from family violence. You can | You can get a court order to protect yourself and your family from family violence. You can seek a criminal law '''peace bond''' or a family law '''protection order''' — or both. | ||
Anyone can | Anyone can ask for a peace bond, but only '''family members''' can apply for a protection order. Family members include, for example, you, your partner, your child’s parent or guardian, and a relative of yours who lives with you. | ||
====Peace bonds==== | ====Peace bonds==== | ||
