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Legal Information: Indiana

Restraining Orders

Updated:

October 8, 2019

Can a minor get an order for protection?

A minor’s parent, legal guardian, or another representative may file the petition for an order for protection on the minor’s behalf against:

a family or household member who commits an act of domestic or family violence;
a person who commits stalking or a sex offense against the minor;
a person who has committed repeated acts of harassment against the minor; or
a person who engaged in a course of conduct involving repeated or continuing contact with the minor that is intended to prepare or condition the minor for sexual activity.¹

¹ IC § 34-26-5-2(c)

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Legal Information: Indiana

Can a minor get an order for protection?

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