English
EspañolWhat is a “foreign” order?
A foreign order is an order of protection from a state or territory other than the CNMI. In this context, foreign does not refer to a different country.
Restraining Orders
- Basic info and definitions
- What is the legal definition of domestic or family violence in the CNMI?
- What is the legal definition of a family or household member?
- What types of orders of protection are there? How long do they last?
- What protections can I get in an order of protection?
- If the abuser lives in a different state or territory, can I still get an order against him/her?
- Who can get an order of protection
- Steps for filing
- After the hearing
- Moving to another state with an order of protection
- Enforcing your order from another state or territory in the CNMI
- General rules
- What is a “foreign” order?
- Can I get my order of protection enforced in the CNMI? What are the requirements?
- Can I have my foreign order of protection changed, extended, or canceled in the CNMI?
- I was granted temporary custody with my foreign order of protection. Will I still have temporary custody of my children in the CNMI?
- Registering your foreign order of protection in the CNMI
- General rules
