Restraining Orders

A temporary ex parte protection order can order the respondent to:

1. not have physical or non-physical contact with you, either directly, indirectly, or through third parties regardless of whether those third parties know of the order;
2. be removed (excluded) from your home, workplace, school, or from the daycare or school of your children;
3. not come within a certain distance of a specific location;
4. not keep you or your children under surveillance, electronic or otherwise; and
5. surrender all firearms, ammunition, permits to purchase firearms, permits to carry firearms, and other dangerous weapons if:
   •  you request these gun-related protections; and
   • the judge believes the respondent did any of the following:

• used or threatened to use a dangerous weapon;
• committed a pattern of conduct in the past that involved the use or threatened use of violence with a firearm;
  • made threats to seriously injure or kill you or your child or to commit suicide; or
  • caused you or your child serious injuries.¹

A permanent protection order can do the following:

• order all five protections listed above; and
• in addition, order the respondent to:
  
  • do something or not do something that the judge believes would be necessary or appropriate to protect you;
  • go through a mental health or chemical dependency evaluation; and
  • pay your administrative court costs, service fees, and reasonable attorneys’ fees.²

¹ 7 Guam Code §§ 40B106(b)(1)-(4), (c); 40B107(a), (c)
² 7 Guam Code § 40B106(b), (c)