[Aquiana]

Step 4: Safety With a Court Order (peace bond {810,810.2 Criminal Code, Canada}, release /bail conditions, recognizance with conditions, conditions of probation order)

Some abusers obey court orders such as peace bonds, where they promise the court that they will abide by all terms and conditions of the order. Unfortunately, one can never be sure which violent partner will obey and which will violate a court order. Here are some steps that a person can take to help enforce his/her partners court order:

I recongnize that I will have to report to the Police when my partner breaches any conditions of the court order. If a Police Officer does not assist me, I will report the breach of court order to the Officer In Charge or the Police Chief of the Police Service in the jurisdiction where the court order was violated. I understand that my partner may be charged if I contact him.

I will get a copy of my partner's court order from the court office located at ____________________________ and keep it with me at all times. (If you change purses/wallet, that's the first thing to go in.)

If I relocate to another city/town, or if I work in a city/town other than where I reside, I will noticy the Police Service/OPP detachment in that city/town, of my new address/work location AND of my partners violent behavior and the details of his court order.

For further safety, if I often visit other cities/towns/countries, I will notify the Police service in the jurisdiction I am visiting, of my partner's violent behavior and the details of his (her) court order.

I will inform my employer ______________________, religious leader_________________________, closest friend________________________, my outreach workerat the local safety network or shelter, _________________________, and __________________________, that a court order has been issued againsty my partner, including all the conditions that affect myself and my children.