Acts and Regulations

2020, c.23 - Family Law Act

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Restraining order
81(1)On application for a support order, a parenting order or a contact order, or when one of those orders is enforceable under this Act, the Court may make an order restraining a person from
(a) molesting, annoying, harassing or interfering with the applicant or any children under the lawful care and supervision of the applicant,
(b) making contact or endeavouring to make contact with or otherwise interfering with either the child or any person having a parenting order or contact order with respect to the child, or
(c) entering premises where the child resides from time to time, including premises the person owns or has a right to possession of.
81(2)If the Court is of the belief that the person named in an order under subsection (1) may not comply with the order, the Court may further order that the person comply with any or all of the following directions: 
(a) enter into a recognizance, with or without sureties, in any reasonable amount the Court considers necessary;
(b) report to the Court or person designated by the Court for the period of time, and at the times and places, the Court considers necessary and reasonable; and
(c) provide to the Court any documents that the Court considers appropriate.
81(3)An application for a support order, a parenting order, a contact order or any other order or relief under this Act may be made on separate application or in conjunction with any other application.
Restraining order
81(1)On application for a support order, a parenting order or a contact order, or when one of those orders is enforceable under this Act, the Court may make an order restraining a person from
(a) molesting, annoying, harassing or interfering with the applicant or any children under the lawful care and supervision of the applicant,
(b) making contact or endeavouring to make contact with or otherwise interfering with either the child or any person having a parenting order or contact order with respect to the child, or
(c) entering premises where the child resides from time to time, including premises the person owns or has a right to possession of.
81(2)If the Court is of the belief that the person named in an order under subsection (1) may not comply with the order, the Court may further order that the person comply with any or all of the following directions: 
(a) enter into a recognizance, with or without sureties, in any reasonable amount the Court considers necessary;
(b) report to the Court or person designated by the Court for the period of time, and at the times and places, the Court considers necessary and reasonable; and
(c) provide to the Court any documents that the Court considers appropriate.
81(3)An application for a support order, a parenting order, a contact order or any other order or relief under this Act may be made on separate application or in conjunction with any other application.