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Who can apply for Orders ?

Who Can Apply for Orders?

Relationship to Respondent Barring OrderSafety OrderProtection Order Interim Barring Order Emergency Barring Order
Wife / Husband / Civil Partner / Former SpouseYesYesYesYesNo
A person who lived with the respondent in an intimate relationship before making the application (co-habitant)Yes *YesYesYes *Yes **
A person who was in an intimate relationship with the respondent but did not live with them before making the applicationNoYesYesNoNo
Parent of the respondent. Respondent has to be of full age and not a dependantYes *YesYesYes *Yes **
Parent of a child whose other parent is the respondentNoYesYesNoNo
A person of full age who lives with the respondent. The relationship cannot be a contractual one such as landlord/tenantNoYesYesNoNo

*Applicant must have same or greater legal or beneficial interest as the respondent in the property

**Applicant has no or has less legal or beneficial interest than the respondent in the property