Legal Information: Rhode Island

Restraining Orders

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Updated: 
November 30, 2023

I was granted temporary custody with my restraining order. Will another state enforce this custody order?

Yes. Custody, visitation, and child support provisions that are included in a domestic violence restraining order can be enforced across state lines. Law enforcement and courts in another state are required by federal law to enforce these provisions.

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