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===Using the ''Family Law Act'' for protection===
The ''[[Family Law Act]]'' offers a number of different remedies that may be helpful in protecting family members from family violence. In September 2021, the BC Government announced an online service to help people fill out and file the forms needed to get ''[[Family Law Act]]'' orders. The ''[https://justice.gov.bc.ca/apply-for-family-order/ Apply for a Family Law Act (FLA) Order]'' service includes a pathway specifically for getting protection orders. It could save you time and make applying for a protection order much easier.
====Protection orders under Part 9====
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====Making protection orders====
When the court is asked to make a protection order, it must consider certain risk factors set out at section 184(1):