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Someone is being violent and abusive to me, but I am not in a domestic relationship with them. What can I do?

A personal violence restraining order has rules that stop a person from doing certain things to another person (the protected person). Breaking the rules of a personal violence restraining order is a criminal offence.

What is a domestic violence order (DVO)?

A DVO can give different kinds of rules the defendant must follow Don’t hurt the protected person Don’t threaten or swear at the protected person Don’t see or talk to the protected person Don’t drink alcohol or be drunk around the protected...

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