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Legal Information: Puerto Rico
Laws current as of November 25, 2023 Moving to Another State with a Protective Order
If you are moving within Puerto Rico, your order of protection can be enforced anywhere you go. If you are moving outside of Puerto Rico, it is possible that your protection order can still be enforced.
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