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I have a situation related to: Protection order

Article 28b CC allows any victim of violence, threats or harassment to request protective measures from the civil court: prohibition from approaching (generally 100 m), frequenting determined places (home, workplace), making contact (telephone, SMS, social media), or…

Sources verified on 2026-04-07.

Applicable law provisions

Critical Periods

  1. Documentation of Violenceimmediate
  2. Request to the Civil Court (protective measures)without delay (possible urgency) (CC 28b / CPC 261-269)
  3. Provisional decision and hearinga few hours to 10 days (super-provisional) / 30 to 60 days (provisional)
  4. Appeal or Parallel Criminal Proceeding10 days (appeal) / without delay (complaint) (CC 28b / CP 123 / CP 126)

Keywords

ordinance protection civil CC28b prohibition of approach urgency

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