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I have a protection order saying that my father has to stay away from me. I have felt really bad about what happened and last week I went to see him. My friend says that because I contacted him, he can now apply to get the order taken off. Is this right?

It might be possible for your father to make an application to reopen the issue of the protection order. If you want the protection order to remain in effect or be extended beyond the original period ordered, your father might argue to the court that there cannot be a risk because you contacted him of your own free will. It will then depend upon the view the court takes whether or not the order should remain in effect or be extended. Just because you have contacted him does not automatically require that the court remove the order.

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December 2006

see also:

• National: Family Violence

Other Family-Related FAQs:

• Adoption Records in Alberta
• Family Law Act
• Marriage

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