A court order that orders the respondent (regardless of their relationship to the applicant) to stay from and stop contacting the applicant. It can also include the applicant’s children.
A restraining order can order the respondent to stay away from the applicant’s home, workplace and other places they regularly go. It can also order the respondent to stop harassing, watching, following, phoning or interfering with the applicant, directly or indirectly.