{"id":7169,"date":"2022-06-17T11:29:23","date_gmt":"2022-06-17T18:29:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jacksonwhitelaw.com\/arizona-family-law\/?page_id=7169"},"modified":"2024-02-21T16:50:44","modified_gmt":"2024-02-21T23:50:44","slug":"protective-orders","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.jacksonwhitelaw.com\/arizona-family-law\/services\/protective-orders\/","title":{"rendered":"Arizona Order Of Protection Attorney"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Orders of protection keep you and your family safe. An experienced family law attorney will insure the order is filed correctly.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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The family law team at JacksonWhite is ready to help you better protect your family from harm. OIf you are ready to file an order of protection, also known as a “restraining order”, get in touch with us immediately!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Before the court will enter an order, which lasts for one year, the person seeking the order must file the appropriate petition setting forth the specific acts of domestic violence and the dates on which they were committed. In deciding whether to grant the petition, the judge must first make a finding that the person seeking the order has a relationship with the alleged abuser.<\/p>

Once issued, restraining orders can provide a person with the exclusive use of a home he or she shares with the abuser. Only where the statutory requirements are met, however, will courts issue protective orders, so it is important for people to seek counsel from an Arizona family law attorney before making this effort.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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What You Need to Know About Orders of Protection in Arizona<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Orders of protection, or restraining orders, as they are sometimes called, are designed to protect a person from being harmed by a family member or somebody else who is close to them. Courts issue orders of protection only where there has been domestic violence, and the person seeking the order has a relationship with the person committing the violence. More specifically, courts will only issue an order of protection if the person requesting the order is related to the abuser in one of the following ways:<\/p>