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Under a federal law called the Violence Against Women Act (which applies to all states), a fee cannot be charged for getting or serving a domestic violence restraining order. See here fore more information about protections orders in STATE: LINK. However, there may be a fee charged for other orders that do not involve an intimate partner [ADD THIS:- see here: AND LINK TO SECTION RE:COST IF WE HAVE A NON-DV RO THAT HAS A QUESTION ABOUT COST
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