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Civil Protection Orders
Civil protection orders are also commonly called restraining orders, and make offer protection from different situations of abuse or risk of abuse, by making it a crime for the abuser to come near, stalk, make threats to let alone physically harm the victim. These are offered for a fixed timeframe, typically 1 year, so also offer some predictability over criminal no contact orders.
There are six types which cover different situations:
Domestic Violence For abuse within a marriage, romantic relationship, dating, or a household.
Anti-harassment For unlawful or harassing behavior not meeting the relationship requirement of Domestic Violence
Stalking May be filed by someone who is experiencing stalking conduct by someone who is NOT a family or household member.
Sexual Assault For unwanted sexual conduct not meeting the relationship requirement of Domestic Violence
Extreme Risk: For taking away firearms from an unstable person who endangers self or others.
Vulnerable Adult To protect a senior citizen against someone who is mistreating them or exploiting them financially
are related -- parent, step-parent, child, step-child, grandchild, grandparent, sibling, aunt, uncle, niece or nephew
have children together, or are expecting a child.
The order can place restrictions on the respondent if the court finds the respondent committed violence (or threatened violence or attempted violence) against the petitioner.
A social relationship of a romantic or intimate nature, or a relationship which has romance or intimacy as a goal by one or both parties, regardless of whether the relationship involves sexual intimacy.
A dating relationship does not mean casual fraternization in a business, educational, or social context.
The order can place restrictions on the respondent if the court finds the respondent committed violence (or threatened violence or attempted violence) against the petitioner.
have no relationship, but were sexually assaulted by them
The order can place restrictions on the respondent if the court finds the respondent committed violence (or threatened violence or attempted violence) against the petitioner.
A protection order tells someone to stay away from you for safety reasons. A protection order may include the following:
It may order the adverse party (the other party) to stay away from your home, work, school, or other locations.
Temporary custody/visitation orders might be included if you have children together.
If you have pets, a domestic violence protection order can allow you to keep the pets and order the adverse party not to harm, threaten, or harass the pets.
It's a court order that helps protect you from someone who has abused you.
You must have a close relationship with that person (married or registered domestic partners, divorced, separated, dating or used to date, live together or used to live together*), or you are related (For example: parent, child, brother, sister, grandmother, grandfather, mother-in-law, or son-in-law) or you have a child with the person. *You have to be more involved than just roommates.
are related -- parent, step-parent, child, step-child, grandchild, grandparent, sibling, aunt, uncle, niece or nephew
have children together, or are expecting a child.
The order can place restrictions on the respondent/defendant if the court finds the respondent/defendant committed violence (or threatened violence or attempted violence) against the petitioner.
An expunction is a legal process to remove a criminal conviction or a criminal charge from a person’s record and to seal or destroy the state’s records of the arrest, charge, and/or conviction. A person who has had an expunction granted generally cannot be found guilty of perjury if he or she denies that the arrest, charge, or conviction ever happened.
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The U nonimmigrant status (U visa) is set aside for victims of certain crimes who have suffered mental or physical abuse and are helpful to law enforcement or government officials in the investigation or prosecution of criminal activity.
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