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Married Women Act · 2014 Revised Edition · Part II · Rights and Duties of Husband and Wife
Married Women Act · 2014 Revised Edition · Part II · Rights and Duties of Husband and Wife
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Where, upon an application for a protection order under section 18B, the court is satisfied that domestic violence has been or is being committed that requires an expedited protection, the court may make an expedited order notwithstanding that —
the summons has not been served on the respondent or has not been served on the respondent within a reasonable time before the hearing of the application; or
the summons requires the respondent to appear at some time or place.
An expedited order shall not take effect until the date on which notice of the making of the order is served on the respondent or, if the court has specified a later date as the date on which the order is to take effect, that later date.
An expedited date shall cease to have effect on whichever of the following dates occurs first —
the date of the expiration of a period of 28 days beginning with the date of the making of the order; or
the date of commencement of the hearing of the application for an order under this section.
Notwithstanding subsection (3), the court may extend the duration of the expedited order.
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