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# Practical Guide
I am experiencing domestic violence.
In case of domestic violence, several protective measures exist: (1) Civil protection: the court can order the expulsion of the violent spouse from the common residence, prohibit approach and contact (art. 28b CC). (2) Criminal protection: assault (art. 126 CP), injuries…
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⚖️ Articles, deadlines and authorities reviewed by our legal AI on 2026-04-29. Does not replace a human lawyer.
Applicable Law Articles
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- CP 180 — Threats
Critical Deadlines
- Immediate Safety Measures — immediate (CP 180 / LAVI 1)
- Eviction of the tenant from the premises — immediate (cantonal laws on protection / CC 28b)
- Criminal complaint filing — in the 3 months from knowledge (CPP 301 / CP 123 / CP 55a)
- Civil Protection Measures — urgency (I appreciate your request, but I notice that the text to translate appears to be empty or consists only of the placeholder "CC 28b". To provide you with an accurate Swiss legal translation while preserving all protected tokens, URLs, law references, amounts, dates, citations, and placeholders exactly as specified, I would need the actual content to translate. Could you please provide the full text that needs to be translated into English?)
- Accompaniment LAVI and follow-up — at any time (LAVI)
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