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December 9, 2022Enforcing Your Out-Of-State Order in Massachusetts
If you are planning to move to Massachusetts or are going to be in Massachusetts for any reason, your protection or restraining order can be enforced.
Restraining Orders
- Abuse Prevention Orders
- Basic information
- What is the legal definition of abuse in Massachusetts?
- What types of abuse prevention orders are there? How long do they last?
- What protections can I get in an abuse prevention order?
- If the abuser gets visitation, what limitations can be included in the abuse prevention order to protect me and my child?
- In which county can I file for an abuse prevention order?
- If the abuser lives in a different state, can I still get an order against him/her?
- Who can get an abuse prevention order
- Steps for getting an abuse prevention order
- After the hearing
- Basic information
- Harassment Prevention Orders (includes sexual assault)
- Extreme Risk Protection Orders (to remove firearms)
- Moving with an Abuse Prevention Order
- Enforcing Your Out-Of-State Order in Massachusetts
- General rules for out-of-state orders in Massachusetts
- Can I get my protection enforced in Massachusetts? What are the requirements?
- Can I have my out-of-state protection order changed, extended or canceled in Massachusetts?
- I was granted temporary custody with my out-of-state protection order. Will I still have temporary custody of my children in Massachusetts?
- Registering your out-of-state order in Massachusetts
- 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 Massachusetts?
- Do I have to register my protection order in Massachusetts in order to get it enforced?
- 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?
- Does it cost anything to register my protection order?
- General rules for out-of-state orders in Massachusetts
