• What are the different forms of abuse?
• What the law says about...
  • Physical abuse
  • Sexual abuse
  • Financial abuse
  • Psychological/emotional or verbal abuse
  • Other offences
• Some things you should know about spousal abuse
• What can you do if you have been abused?
• Why do women stay in abusive relationships?
  • Cycle of Abuse
  • Power and Control Wheel
• Effects of abuse on children
• Effects of abuse on women

Getting out

• Safety plan
• Shelters for abused women
• Agencies that help immigrant women
• Agencies that help families where there is violence
• Financial assistance (social services)
• Legal Help (Legal Aid)

Protecting Yourself

• Protective Orders
  • Restraining Orders
  • Peace Bonds
• Protection Against Family Violence Act
  • Emergency Protection Order
  • Queen's Bench Protection Order
  • Warrant Permitting Entry
• Protective Orders FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions)

Knowing Your Rights as a Sponsored Person

• Definitions

Taking the Children with You

• Interim custody
• Custody

Getting the Police Involved

• What can the police do?
• Questions and Answers about Assault Charges

Testifying in Court

• Going to Court
• Who is in the Courtroom?

Reading About Other Related Legal Information

• Abuse is wrong in any language
• Access to Justice Network (ACJNet) - search keyword "family violence"
• Creating Healthy Personal Relationships: An Information Booklet for Aboriginal Women
• Cultural Dilemma and a Plea for Justice: Voices of Canadian Ethnic Women
• Divorce Act FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions)
• Family Violence FAQs
• Safety from Domestic Violence: A Resource Manual for Service Providers
• Shelternet
• Women's Rights For A Safer Tomorrow
• Women and the Law

September 2005