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Restraining Orders

How do I know if I am at the point where I need an RO?

It is hard to give a specific answer about how someone should decide if s/he needs a restraining order but if a person feels unsafe and feels that s/he need the court’s protection to keep someone away, that is often a reason someone applies for one. Here is the list of reasons, according the STATE law, that someone must meet (the petitioner has to meet 1 or more of these) to be able to file for a restraining order – LINK TO GROUNDS QUESTION

Here too is some information on domestic violence (http://www.womenslaw.org/simple.php?sitemap_id=39) and an Am I being abused? checklist http://www.womenslaw.org/simple.php?sitemap_id=38)to get you thinking about different forms of domestic abuse – if you are being harassed by a non-intimate partner, then these would not necessarily be relevant.

For support and legal advice, you may want to contact a legal or non-legal domestic violence organization, which yo u can find here:LINK

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