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Article 515-9 of the French Civil Code

When violence committed within a couple, including where there is no cohabitation, or by a former spouse, a former partner linked by a civil solidarity pact or a former cohabitee, including where there has never been cohabitation, endangers the person who is the victim, one or more children, the family affairs judge may issue the latter with a protection order as a matter of urgency.

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Article 515-9

Lorsque les violences exercées au sein du couple, y compris lorsqu’il n’y a pas de cohabitation, ou par un ancien conjoint, un ancien partenaire lié par un pacte civil de solidarité ou un ancien concubin, y compris lorsqu’il n’y a jamais eu de cohabitation, mettent en danger la personne qui en est victime, un ou plusieurs enfants, le juge aux affaires familiales peut délivrer en urgence à cette dernière une ordonnance de protection.

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