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Restraining Orders

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Step 5: The hearing

You must go to the hearing. If you do not go to the hearing, your temporary order will expire and you will have to start the process over.

If the abuser does not show up for the hearing, the judge may still grant you a protective order, or the judge may order a new hearing date.

As the plaintiff requesting the protective order, you must prove that the abuser committed at least one act of domestic abuse against you. Alternatively, the abuser can agree to consent to the order without admitting to committing domestic abuse.1

You can learn more about the court system in our Preparing for Court – By Yourself section. See our At the Hearing section for ways you can show the judge that you were abused.

1 Iowa Code § 236.5(1)