This form is a Petition for a Temporary Restraining Order and Pertinent Injunction. The form must be filed in order to prohibit any contact between the named parties on a permanent basis. The form must be signed in the presence of a notary public.
Pennsylvania Petition for Temporary Restraining Order and Permanent Injunction for Personal Harassment
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In most PFA situations, there is no violation if the plaintiff contacts the defendant?unless the defendant responds.
What Does a PFA Order Cost? PFA Orders are free for the person seeking protection.
The biggest difference between temporary and final orders is the length of time the order lasts. A temporary PFA will only remain in place for ten days or until the final PFA hearing. However, a final PFA can last for up to three years.
The Duration of PFA Orders. Temporary PFA orders under 23 Pa. CSA §6107(b) last until the court conducts its hearing, typically within ten days. But generally, final protection from abuse (PFA) orders last for three years, although the judge issuing the PFA could make it for a shorter period.
A Protection From Intimidation Order (PFI)Opens In A New Window is appropriate in cases of harassment and stalking where the victim and the perpetrator do not have and have never had a family, household, or intimate partner relationship AND the victim is under the age of 18 AND the defendant is over the age of 18.
A PFA isn't available to everyone, and the request for a PFA may be denied if the requirements aren't met. The plaintiff must be in a ?qualifying domestic relationship? with the defendant, which means either an intimate relationship or a family connection.
At the PFA hearing, both you and your accuser have the right to ask each other questions and bring your own witnesses. Your lawyer can help you prepare questions to ask your accuser. Your attorney can also coach you on what types of questions you can expect and how to answer those questions at your hearing.
PFA orders are not criminal arrests or convictions, although they can look and feel like, and in some ways have the effects of, a criminal action. Because PFA orders are civil in nature, they don't generally appear on a criminal record at all, even within the three years that the PFA order generally lasts.
