This is a Complaint pleading for use in litigation of the title matter. Adapt this form to comply with your facts and circumstances, and with your specific state law. Not recommended for use by non-attorneys.
This is a Complaint pleading for use in litigation of the title matter. Adapt this form to comply with your facts and circumstances, and with your specific state law. Not recommended for use by non-attorneys.
A licensed physician or psychiatrist can legally write a restraint order. The process may initiate with a request for court-ordered examination, followed by assessment from two appointed professionals, like a mental health professional or physician.
Can I get an order of protection without the help of an adult? Can I bring a friend or other person with me for support? Do I need to have an attorney? You do not have to have an attorney at the hearing but you may want one, especially if you think the abuser will have a lawyer.
A significant change in circumstances, such as improved behavior, completion of anger management or counseling programs, or evidence that the risk of violence has diminished, may provide grounds for seeking the dismissal of a restraining order.
A restraining order alone is often not sufficient grounds for a medical board to suspend or revoke your license. But the circumstances that led to it could be the deciding factor. Did you participate in behavior that the board might deem unprofessional or unethical?
Healthcare sector implications If a court gives a healthcare worker a restraining order, it might make people question whether they can do their job safely. Depending on the restraining order's purpose, this could lead to a suspension or even losing their license to practice.
Using the facts of the incident only, keep your statement brief and to the point. Briefly describe the most recent incident of abuse and/or threats of abuse or other behaviors. Focus on the actual behavior. Do not include prior incidents, (that will be the next paragraph).
Family violence protective orders may include several legal remedies designed to protect the petitioner. One such remedy is a “no-contact” order. In simple terms, a no-contact order prohibits the respondent–the person accused of domestic violence–from having any contact with the petitioner.
California law defines abuse as any act that puts you, your children, or another person in immediate fear of injury, as well as any act that causes harm to you or your property. If such harm exists, you can file a request for an order to keep the abuser away.