Family Violence and Abuse

Family Violence and Abuse from People's Law School is no longer available. For updated coverage of this topic, see Dial-A-Law's page on family violence.

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Family Violence & Abuse from People's Law School contains information on forms of abuse, legal protection options and the criminal court process, and where you can get help or more information.

Contents

• Introduction
  • What is abuse? · Some forms of abuse are crimes · Cycle of abuse · Children who witness abuse

• Keeping your family safe
  • If you are in immediate danger · If you feel unsafe · What if my sponsor is the abuser? · What if I am sponsoring the abuser? · If you are not in immediate danger

• Find out about services
  • Counselling services · Transition and safe houses · Develop a safety plan

• What if I plan to leave the relationship
  • What about the home? · What can I do about money?

• Legal protection against family violence
  • What is a protection order · What is a peace bond · What is a family law protection order?

• Criminal court process
  • How it starts · The first court appearance · What is my role? · What happens in court?

• Glossary

• Information

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Family Violence and Abuse from People's Law School is no longer available. For updated coverage of this topic, see Dial-A-Law's page on family violence.

The testing of the claims in a court proceeding at a formal hearing before a judge with the jurisdiction to hear the proceeding. The parties present their evidence and arguments to the judge, who then makes a decision resolving the parties' claims against one another that is final and binding on the parties unless successfully appealed. See "action," "appeal," "argument," "claim," "evidence" and "jurisdiction."

In law, the re-examination of a term of an order or agreement, usually to determine whether the term remains fair and appropriate in light of the circumstances prevailing at the time of the review. In family law, particularly the review of an order or agreement provided for the payment of spousal support. See "de novo," "family law agreements," "order" and "spousal support."