Temporary Injunction Form For Protection Against Domestic Violence In Washington
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In order to have an order of protection dropped, one must: Return to the county court where the petition for the original order was filed. Complete the necessary paperwork. Speak with the judge or another court officer prior to the order being vacated.
Examples: “I am asking the court to grant me a _____ month/year injunction.” “I want no contact in person, at home, by phone, at work, by mail or through third parties.” “I would consider any contact in the future to be a violation.” Tell the court why you would like the temporary restraining order injunction.
To protect against unlawful, repeated invasions of a person's privacy, including through stalking, by acts and threats which show a pattern of harassment designed to coerce, intimidate, or humiliate the victim. The crime must be reported, and the defendant has to be charged before a court can issue this order.
Washington State law allows you to ask a judge to grant an order to protect you from another person. You might seek a “Protection Order” for a number of reasons. These include if the person is abusing, threatening or exploiting you. A Protection Order means that person is not allowed to contact or harm you.
A protection order is a type of "restraining order" that you, (the petitioner), can file against another person, (the respondent), who is committing harm. It is a civil court order (that you can request), issued by a judge, meant to protect you from another person committing harm against you.
A petition must describe the acts of domestic violence committed against the protected person/s by an intimate partner or a family or household member. The court will either deny or grant a temporary order effective for up to 14 days.
At the final hearing, the burden is on the petitioner to prove by a preponderance of the evidence that facts satisfy whichever statute they are seeking protection under. The petitioner gets to present his or her evidence to the court (testimony, declarations, sworn reports) and then the respondent gets to do the same.
The injunction is something ordered by the judge that can either be permanent or for a specific period of time. The restraining order usually only happens at the beginning of the case, once the person is served with a temporary restraining order and that will only last until the injunction hearing.
Notice of Court Hearing (DV-109) Tells you when your court date is and whether the judge granted a temporary restraining order in your case.
