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You may be eligible to file for a domestic abuse protection order if you have been the victim of abuse by a family or household member, which includes:
- current or former spouses;
- children;
- people who live or have lived together;
- people who have a child in common, whether or not they have been married or lived together at any time;
- people related by blood or marriage; and
- people who are or were involved in a dating relationship with each other.1
For this purpose, a “dating relationship” means a relationship that involves regular close or romantic behavior, mainly based on the expectation of affection or sexual contact. It does not include a casual or ordinary relationship between people in a business or social context.1
If you do not qualify for a domestic abuse protection order, you may qualify for a harassment protection order or a sexual assault protection order instead. If you already filed for a domestic abuse protection order, you can ask the judge to treat your petition as one asking for one of the other types of order. The judge can do that if they believe it is appropriate.2
1 Neb. Rev. Stat. § 42-903(3)
2 Neb. Rev. Stat. § 26-107
