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This chapter talks about the laws and legal mechanisms for dealing with family violence. (Other terms, such as ''gender-based violence'', ''domestic violence'', and ''intimate partner violence'', are more commonly used by anti-violence organizations and have meanings that are similar to family violence.) It covers:
* the provincial ''[[Family Violence and the Family Law Act|Family Law Act]]'', its definition of family violence, and mechanisms for keeping family members safe and able to work on resolving their family matters,* the federal ''[[Divorce Act]]'' and its definition of family violence, and mechanisms for keeping spouses and children safe and able to work on resolving their family matters,* the provincial ''[http://canlii.ca/t/84dv Child, Family and Community Service Act]'', and how family violence intersects with [[Family Violence and Child Protection|child protection]] issues,* family violence in the context of the federal [[Family Violence and the Criminal Code |context of Canada's ''Criminal Code'']], with information for those who have experienced family violence and those accused of crimes, and
* [[Suing for Family Violence in a Family Law Claim|civil claims]] and the ''law of torts'' which are designed to make wrongdoers pay compensation to plaintiffs for the losses they have suffered.