An IAWH generally lasts for one year from the date the abuser is served, or receives a copy of the order.1 During that year, the abuser may ask the court for a hearing to try to change the order or get it canceled.2 Your employer may also ask the court to modify (change) the order or dismiss it.3
1 A.R.S. § 12-1810(I)
2 A.R.S. § 12-1810(G)
3AZCADV, A Lay Legal Advocates’ Guide to Arizona Law (2014)
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