Restraining Orders

Either you or the abuser can file a “Request to Modify, Cancel, or Extend a Sexual Abuse Final Protective Order” at any time. The judge will set a hearing date where both you and the abuser can present evidence. You can find the form online by going to our IA Download Court Forms page, or you can get one from the clerk at your local courthouse.

If you are asking the judge to extend the order, s/he can extend it for up to one year if s/he finds that the abuser is still a threat to your safety, the safety of someone who lives with you, or the safety of people in your immediate family. A sexual abuse final protective order can be extended multiple times.¹

¹ Iowa Code § 236A.7(3)