EMERGENCY PROTECTION ORDERS AND PEACE BONDS
FAMILY VIOLENCE
Family violence is any type of abuse or violence that occurs within a family. Family violence is always unacceptable and is often also illegal activity. Any of the following forms of abuse are examples of family violence:
Physical: hitting, kicking, pushing, and other forms of unwanted physical contact
Sexual: unwanted sexual activity including touching, fondling and sexual intercourse without consent, sexual harassment, sending or posting intimate images without consent, and other unwanted acts of a sexual nature
Emotional or Psychological: isolating, threatening, coercing, calling names, and other forms of harassment
Financial: Coercive Control