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===Family Court===
===Family Court===


If you have completed an [http://www.ag.gov.bc.ca/courts/forms/pfa/pfa003.pdf Application to Obtain an Order] and asked the judge for a "without notice" order (an immediate court appearance without the abuser in attendance), you <span class="noglossary">will</span> be given a time and date to be in court. At court, the judge <span class="noglossary">will</span> ask you why you want no <span class="noglossary">contact</span> from the abuser. If the judge agrees with you, he or she <span class="noglossary">will</span> make the order until a court date in the future. Be aware that after the without notice order is pronounced, the Family Court <span class="noglossary">will</span> send a copy to your ex.
If you have completed an [[PCFR Form 1 Application to Obtain an Order|Application to Obtain an Order]] and a [[PCFR Form 16 Notice of Motion|Notice of Motion]] in Provincial Court, and asked the judge for a "without notice" order (a court appearance without the abuser being there), you <span class="noglossary">will</span> be given a time and date to be in court. At court, the judge <span class="noglossary">will</span> ask you why you want no <span class="noglossary">contact</span> from the abuser. If the judge agrees with you, he or she <span class="noglossary">will</span> make a (called a [[PCFR Form 25 Protection Order|Protection Order]]) valid for up to a year (but not longer). After the without notice Protection Order is made, the Family Court <span class="noglossary">will</span> send a copy to the abuser. Service of the judge's Protection Order will be handled for you, without cost to you.


== Where to get help ==
== Where to get help ==