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June 16, 2017Restraining Orders
A restraining order or protective order is a legal order issued by a state court which requires one person to stop harming another.
Tennessee Restraining Orders
- Overview of Civil vs. Criminal Law
- Protection Orders for Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking
- Basic information
- What is a protection order?
- What is the legal definition of domestic abuse?
- What is the legal definition of sexual assault?
- What is the legal definition of stalking?
- What protections can I get in a protection order?
- What types of protection orders are there? How long do they last?
- In which county can I file for a protection order?
- Who can get a protection order
- The steps for getting a protection order
- After the hearing
- Can the abuser have a gun?
- What should I do when I leave the courthouse?
- I was not granted a protection order. What are my options?
- What can I do if the abuser violates the order?
- How do I change or extend the protection order?
- What happens if I move?
- Can I get more specific information about protection orders in my county?
- Basic information
- Moving to Another State with a Tennessee Protection Order
- General Rules
- Can I get my protection order from Tennessee enforced in another state?
- How do I know if my protection order is good under federal law?
- Can I get someone to help me? Do I need a lawyer?
- I have an temporary ex parte order. Can it be enforced in another state?
- Do I need to tell the court in Tennessee if I move?
- Getting Your Order of Protection Enforced in Another State
- Enforcing Custody Provision in another state
- General Rules
- Enforcing Your Out-Of-State Order in Tennessee
- General Rules for Out-of-State Orders in Tennessee
- Can I get my out-of-state protection order enforced in Tennessee? What are the requirements?
- Can I have my out-of-state protection order changed, extended, or canceled in Tennessee?
- I was granted temporary custody with my protection order. Will I still have temporary custody of my children in Tennessee?
- Registering your Out-of-State order in Tennessee
- What is the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) Registry? Who has access to it?
- How do I register my protection order in Tennessee?
- Do I have to register my protection order in Tennessee in order to get it enforced?
- Will the abuser be notified if I register my protection order?
- What if I don't register my protection order? Will it be more difficult to have it enforced?
- Does it cost anything to register my protection order?
- General Rules for Out-of-State Orders in Tennessee
