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Restraining Orders

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Updated: 
March 27, 2024

When will my PPO go into effect?

As soon as a judge signs a PPO, it can be enforced anywhere in Michigan. Once the abuser has been served with paperwork notifying him/her of the PPO, it can be enforced throughout the U.S.1

1 MCL § 600.2950(9)