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September 12, 2023Moving to Another State with a Restraining Order
If you are moving out of state or are going to be out of the state for any reason, your restraining order can still be enforceable.
Restraining Orders
- Domestic Violence Restraining Orders
- Basic information
- Who can get a DVRO
- The DVRO process
- The steps for getting a DVRO
- After the hearing
- Can the abuser have a gun?
- What should I do when I leave the courthouse?
- What if I received a child support order with my DVRO?
- How do I get child support through wage assignment?
- I was not granted a DVRO. What are my options?
- What if the abuser violates the order?
- How do I change or extend my order?
- What happens if I move?
- If I get a protection order, will it show up in an internet search?
- Civil Harassment Orders
- Basic info
- Who is eligible for an order and how to get one
- Am I eligible to file for a civil harassment order? Who can I file against?
- If I qualify for both a CHO and a DVRO, which one should I apply for?
- What are the steps involved with getting a CHO?
- How much does a civil harassment order cost?
- Will the harasser be notified that I am trying to get a civil harassment order against him/her?
- I don’t have a lawyer but I am afraid to face the harasser in court by myself. What can I do?
- After the hearing
- Restraining Orders to Prevent Elder or Dependent Adult Abuse
- Basic info and definitions
- What is a restraining order to prevent elder or dependent adult abuse?
- What is the definition of "elderly" and "dependent adult" for the purposes of getting this restraining order?
- What is the legal definition of elder or dependent adult abuse?
- What types of restraining orders to prevent elder or dependent adult abuse are there? How long do they last?
- Am I eligible for a restraining order to prevent elder or dependent adult abuse?
- If the abuser lives in a different state, can I still get an order against him/her?
- Getting the order
- Basic info and definitions
- Gun Violence Restraining Orders
- Workplace Violence Restraining Orders
- Moving to Another State with a Restraining Order
- Enforcing your Out-Of-State Order in California
- General rules for out-of-state orders in California
- Registering your out-of-state order in California
- If I don’t have a hard copy of my out-of-state order, how can law enforcement enforce it?
- How do I register my protection order in California?
- Do I have to register my protection order in California to get it enforced?
- Does it cost anything to register my protection order?
- What if I don't register my protection order? Will it be more difficult to have it enforced?
- Will the abuser be notified if I register my protection order in CA?
