Because they are court proceedings, orders of protection matters are public records and are viewable on publicly accessible websites like Case.net. This means that future employers, romantic partners, and others can view an order of protection that has been filed against you.
Under the Missouri Child Protection Orders Act, Sections 455.500 through 455.538, RSMo, a person may seek an order of protection on behalf of a child (person under 17 years of age unless otherwise emancipated) who has been the victim of child abuse, sexual assault, or stalking.
If you have lost an order of protection hearing, you have a statutory right to file an appeal. Once an appeal has been filed on your behalf, a transcript of the hearing will be ordered. Our Missouri order of protection appeals lawyers will then carefully scrutinize the transcript to form the basis of our appeal.
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.
Because they are court proceedings, orders of protection matters are public records and are viewable on publicly accessible websites like Case.net.
If the judge finds that there is an immediate and present danger of domestic violence, stalking, or sexual assault, an ex parte order of protection will be issued. It is effective when entered and shall remain in effect until there is a valid service of process and a hearing on the petition can be held.
An order of protection is an order issued by a Missouri court pursuant to the Domestic Violence Act that restrains a person from abusing, stalking, sexually assaulting, or harassing another person. Unlike a restraining order, an order of protection carries criminal penalties for violation.