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I heard that there is a law to protect family members from violence. What is the law?

The Alberta statute is the Protection Against Family Violence Act. The Act aims to protect all family members from family violence including children and seniors. The Act provides for some more options to a person who has experienced violence in a family situation. As well as the existing options of a restraining order or a peace bond, the Protection Against Family Violence Act provides for three new types of court order: an emergency protection order, a Queen's Bench protection order, and a warrant permitting entry.

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July 2003

see also:

• National: Family Violence

Other Family-Related FAQs:

• Adoption Records in Alberta
• Family Law Act
• Marriage

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