If you and/or your children are being hit or abused, you can apply to the courts for a restraining order or a peace bond or a no-contact order to keep your abuser away from you and your children.

Good starting points include:

• Peace Bonds, Restraining Orders, and No Contact Orders, from the Legal Services Society, describes what women can do if they are afraid for their safety or the safety of their children because a husband or partner has beaten or threatened them. Explains what peace bonds, restraining orders, and no-contact orders are, and who can help.
• For Your Protection: Peace Bonds and Restraining Orders, from the provincial government and Legal Services Society, explains how and when people can apply for peace bonds and restraining orders, and what the differences are between them.
• Applying for a Peace Bond and Filing Assault Charges, from the Canadian Bar Association BC Branch, explains what a peace bond is and what you need to tell the police so that the court may issue one.

tags

abusive relationship, relationship violence, family violence, restraining order, peace bond, no-contact order, women facing abuse, spouse abuse