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The ''Divorce Act'' also has a definition of family violence. Like the definition in the ''Family Law Act'', the ''Divorce Act'' definition includes more than physical violence. It includes sexual abuse, threats to kill or harm someone, harassment, psychological abuse, financial abuse, and threats to harm an animal or damage property.
Like the definition in the ''Family Law Act'', the ''Divorce Act'' also requires judges to consider family violence when making decisions about what is the parenting arrangements that are in the best interests of children.
===Child protection===