Injunctions
Respondent For A Florida Domestic Violence Injunction For Protection
Request
The victim of any act of domestic violence or who has reasonable cause to believe that they are in imminent danger of becoming a victim of domestic violence you can ask the court for a protective order prohibiting domestic violence. Because you are the person against whom the request to the court is being made you are called the respondent. The person requesting the court provide for protection you from is called the petitioner.
Requirements
The court may only give a petitioner a domestic violence injunction for protection if the respondent is a spouse, former spouse, related to the petitioner by blood or marriage, living with the petitioner now as a family or has lived with the petitioner in the past as a family, or the other parent of the petitioner’s child or children whether or not the petitioner and respondent have ever been married or ever lived together. With the exception of persons who have a child or children in common, the family or household members must be currently residing together or have resided together in the same single dwelling unit.
Domestic Violence
Domestic violence includes: assault, aggravated assault, battery, aggravated battery, sexual assault, sexual battery, stalking, aggravated stalking, kidnapping, false imprisonment, or any other criminal offense resulting in physical injury or death to the person requesting the injunction by any of the family household members of the person requesting the injunction.
Reasonable Cause
To determine whether the petitioner has reasonable cause to believe they are in imminent danger of becoming a victim of domestic violence, the court must consider all relevant factors alleged in the request for an injunction. Unfortunately, the respondent does not get to respond to these allegations by the petitioner unless a hearing for permanent injunction is set.
Other Types Of Injunctions For Protection
There are other different types of injunctions for protection in Florida. These are: Injunction For Protection Against Dating Violence; Injunction For Protection Against Stalking; Injunction For Protection against Repeat Violence; Injunction For Protection Against Sexual Violence. If you do not qualify for a domestic violence injunction for protection you may qualify for one of these injunctions for protection.
Each different type of injunction for protection has specific legal requirements that have to be met by the petitioner. The specific legal requirements are important because if they are not met the judge should deny the request for the injunction for protection. This is one of many reasons why it is important to discuss what if any injunction for protection is available to the petitioner with a lawyer experienced in representing respondents against for injunctions for protection.
The Lawyer
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Petitioner For A Florida Domestic Violence Injunction For Protection
Request
If you are the victim of any act of domestic violence or have reasonable cause to believe that you are in imminent danger of becoming a victim of domestic violence you can ask the court for a protective order prohibiting domestic violence. Because you are the person making the request to the court you are called the petitioner. The person whom you are asking the court to protect you from is called the respondent.
Requirements
The court may only give a petitioner a domestic violence injunction for protection if the respondent is your spouse, former spouse, related to you by blood or marriage, living with you now as a family or has lived with you in the past as a family, or the other parent of your child or children whether or not you have ever been married or ever lived together. With the exception of persons who have a child or children in common, the family or household members must be currently residing together or have resided together in the same single dwelling unit.
Domestic Violence
Domestic violence includes: assault, aggravated assault, battery, aggravated battery, sexual assault, sexual battery, stalking, aggravated stalking, kidnapping, false imprisonment, or any other criminal offense resulting in physical injury or death to the person requesting the injunction by any of the family household members of the person requesting the injunction.
Reasonable Cause
To determine whether the petitioner has reasonable cause to believe they are in imminent danger of becoming a victim of domestic violence, the court must consider all relevant factors alleged in the request for an injunction.
Other Types Of Injunctions For Protection
There are other different types of injunctions for protection in Florida. These are: Injunction For Protection Against Dating Violence; Injunction For Protection Against Stalking; Injunction For Protection against Repeat Violence; Injunction For Protection Against Sexual Violence. If you do not qualify for a domestic violence injunction for protection you may qualify for one of these injunctions for protection.
Each different type of injunction for protection has specific legal requirements that have to be met by the petitioner. The specific legal requirements are important because if they are not met the judge should deny the request for the injunction for protection. This is one of many reasons why it is important to discuss what if any injunction for protection are available to the petitioner with a lawyer experienced in representing petitioners for injunctions for protection.
The Lawyer
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Florida Domestic Violence Injunctions For Protection For The Accused
Request
The victim of any act of domestic violence or person who has reasonable cause to believe that they are in imminent danger of becoming a victim of domestic violence can ask the court for a protective order prohibiting domestic violence.
Requirements
The court may only give a person a domestic violence injunction for protection if the person against whom it is being requested, the accused, is a spouse, former spouse, related by blood or marriage, living now as a family with person requesting the injunction, the alleged victim, or has lived with the alleged victim in the past as a family, or the other parent of a child or children whether or not you have ever been married or ever lived together. With the exception of persons who have a child or children in common, the family or household members must be currently residing together or have resided together in the same single dwelling unit.
Domestic Violence
Domestic violence includes: assault, aggravated assault, battery, aggravated battery, sexual assault, sexual battery, stalking, aggravated stalking, kidnapping, false imprisonment, or any other criminal offense resulting in physical injury or death to the person requesting the injunction by any of the family household members of the person requesting the injunction.
Reasonable Cause
To determine whether the person requesting the injunction has reasonable cause to believe they are in imminent danger of becoming a victim of domestic violence, the court must consider all relevant factors alleged in the request for an injunction.
Other Types Of Injunctions For Protection
There are other different types of injunctions for protection in Florida. These are: Injunction For Protection Against Dating Violence; Injunction For Protection Against Stalking; Injunction For Protection against Repeat Violence; Injunction For Protection Against Sexual Violence. If the requesting person does not qualify for a domestic violence injunction for protection they may qualify for one of these other injunctions for protection.
Each different type of injunction for protection has specific legal requirements that have to be met by the person seeking the injunction for protection. The specific legal requirements are important because if they are not met the judge should deny the request for the injunction for protection. This is one of many reasons why it is important to discuss with a lawyer experienced in representing accused individuals whom an injunction for protection is being sought what if any injunction for protection can be obtained by the alleged victim against the accused.
The Lawyer
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Florida Domestic Violence Injunctions For Protection For Victims
Request
If you are the victim of any act of domestic violence or have reasonable cause to believe that you are in imminent danger of becoming a victim of domestic violence you can ask the court for a protective order prohibiting domestic violence.
Requirements
The court may only give a person a domestic violence injunction for protection if the person you are requesting the injunction against is your spouse, former spouse, related to you by blood or marriage, living with you now as a family or has lived with you in the past as a family, or the other parent of your child or children whether or not you have ever been married or ever lived together. With the exception of persons who have a child or children in common, the family or household members must be currently residing together or have resided together in the same single dwelling unit.
Domestic Violence
Domestic violence includes: assault, aggravated assault, battery, aggravated battery, sexual assault, sexual battery, stalking, aggravated stalking, kidnapping, false imprisonment, or any other criminal offense resulting in physical injury or death to the person requesting the injunction by any of the family household members of the person requesting the injunction.
Reasonable Cause
To determine whether the person requesting the injunction has reasonable cause to believe they are in imminent danger of becoming a victim of domestic violence, the court must consider all relevant factors alleged in the request for an injunction.
Other Types Of Injunctions For Protection
There are other different types of injunctions for protection in Florida. These are: Injunction For Protection Against Dating Violence; Injunction For Protection Against Stalking; Injunction For Protection against Repeat Violence; Injunction For Protection Against Sexual Violence. If you do not qualify for a domestic violence injunction for protection you may qualify for one of these injunctions for protection.
Each different type of injunction for protection has specific legal requirements that have to be met by the person seeking the injunction for protection. The specific legal requirements are important because if they are not met the judge should deny the request for the injunction for protection. This is one of many reasons why it is important to discuss what if any injunction for protection applies to the person requesting an injunction for protection with a lawyer experienced in representing people seeking injunctions for protection.
The Lawyer
Call 407-740-8300 for a free consultation with a lawyer with 20+ year experience representing individuals seeking injunctions for protection.
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Florida Injunctions For Protection
Five Types
There are five different types of injunctions for protection in Florida. The five different types of injunctions for protection in Florida are: Injunction For Protection Against Domestic Violence; Injunction For Protection Against Dating Violence; Injunction For Protection Against Stalking; Injunction For Protection against Repeat Violence; Injunction For Protection Against Sexual Violence.
Requirements
Each different type of injunction for protection has specific legal requirements that have to be met by the person seeking the injunction for protection. The specific legal requirements are important because if they are not met the judge should deny the request for the injunction for protection.
Temporary Versus Permanent Injunctions For Protection
When a person seeking an injunction for protection goes to the courthouse to get an injunction for protection a judge reviews the request and decides if there is a legal basis to grant a temporary injunction for protection. If the judge grants a temporary injunction for protection the temporary injunction for protection will remain in effect until the hearing on the permanent injunction for protection.
Service Of The Temporary Injunction For Protection
The hearing for the permanent injunction for protection is supposed to be within fourteen days of the granting of the temporary injunction for protection. This time gives the sheriff’s office time to serve the person who the injunction has been issued against with notice of the temporary injunction which also includes the notice of the date, time and location of the hearing for the permanent injunction.
Hearing For The Permanent Injunction
At the hearing for the permanent injunction for protection the judge will decide if the temporary injunction for protection will be made permanent or will be dismissed. If the judge decides to make the injunction for protection permanent the judge can also require the person against whom the permanent injunction for protection has been placed to complete counseling. Some of the types of counseling a judge can require is the batterers’ intervention program, anger management counseling, mental health counseling and drug and alcohol counseling.
The Lawyer
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