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|link = [http://www.clicklaw.bc.ca/global/search?f=Abuse+%26+family+violence family violence issues] | |link = [http://www.clicklaw.bc.ca/global/search?f=Abuse+%26+family+violence family violence issues] | ||
}} | }}Some relationships are scarred by violence and abuse, sometimes toward a spouse and sometimes toward a child. This may mean that both family law and criminal law are involved when a relationship ends. It may also mean that a family law court proceeding will include a claim for damages as a result of the violence. | ||
Some relationships are scarred by violence and abuse, sometimes toward a spouse and sometimes toward a child. This may mean that both family law and criminal law are involved when a relationship ends. It may also mean that a family law court proceeding will include a claim for damages as a result of the violence. | |||
This section provides an introduction to the differences between criminal law and tort law (the law that covers a claim for damages). It reviews the ways that criminal law, tort law, and the ''[[Family Law Act]]'' can address issues of family violence, including through peace bonds and protection orders. It also takes a <span class="noglossary">brief</span> look at some child protection issues. | This section provides an introduction to the differences between criminal law and tort law (the law that covers a claim for damages). It reviews the ways that criminal law, tort law, and the ''[[Family Law Act]]'' can address issues of family violence, including through peace bonds and protection orders. It also takes a <span class="noglossary">brief</span> look at some child protection issues. |
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