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====Who can ask for a protection order?==== | ====Who can ask for a protection order?==== | ||
A person at risk of family violence, or someone on that person’s behalf, can ask the court for a protection order. | A person at risk of family violence, or someone on that person’s behalf, can ask the court for a protection order as long as the at-risk person and the person from whom the protection order is sought are ''family members'' as defined by s. 1. In general, a "family member" is someone who lives with the other person, someone who is a spouse of the other person and someone who is a parent with the other person. People who don't live together and are just dating will not quality as "family members." | ||
Applications for protection orders can be made without notice to anyone else, and may be made whether there is an existing family law court proceeding or not. | Applications for protection orders can be made without notice to anyone else, and may be made whether there is an existing family law court proceeding or not. | ||