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====Protection orders under Part 9==== | ====Protection orders under Part 9==== | ||
Protection orders are the primary way family violence is addressed under the ''Family Law Act''. Under section 183(1), an ''at-risk family member'', someone on behalf of an at-risk family member, or the court itself can ask for a protection order, and the claim for a protection order needn't be made with any other claims under the act. | {{LSSbadge | ||
|resourcetype = a guide that tells you how to | |||
|link = [https://family.legalaid.bc.ca/abuse-family-violence/protecting-yourself-your-family/apply-family-law-protection-order-without apply for a protection order] | |||
}}Protection orders are the primary way family violence is addressed under the ''Family Law Act''. Under section 183(1), an ''at-risk family member'', someone on behalf of an at-risk family member, or the court itself can ask for a protection order, and the claim for a protection order needn't be made with any other claims under the act. | |||
The act has a number of very important definitions that relate to protection orders. | The act has a number of very important definitions that relate to protection orders. | ||
