Tennessee Motion for Dismissal of Protective order
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If your order of protection was filed in Circuit or Chancery court, then you have to file your appeal to the Tennessee Court of Appeals. You need to file a document with the Circuit or Chancery court that says you want to appeal your case.
If you wish to change, extend, or cancel your order, you can file a Petition/Motion to Dismiss, Extend, or Modify Other Conditions of Order Of Protection. The court will set a date for a hearing and the abuser will be served with a copy of the motion and a request to be present.
In Tennessee, a person who violates the terms of an order of protection may be arrested and subjected to criminal charges.
How do I drop an Order of Protection? Once filed, an Order of Protection can ONLY be dropped after the Respondent is served. You will need to go the Order of Protection office to file a Request to Cancel. You will be given a court date and you must both go to court.
Dismissal Order means an Order of the Court dismissing the Pending Action in ance with the provisions of Article 6 below, which order has become final and no longer subject to appeal or reconsideration.
A no contact order can only be lifted if the victim asks for it. It is the victim's motion, not the defendant's. A victim has to contact the judge's assistant, get a court date and appear in court.
By definition, an order of protection is a public record. Tenn. Code Ann.
It is a Tennessee criminal offense to knowingly violate an order of protection or a restraining order. To be convicted of a violation, the respondent must have received notice of the petition for an order of protection and must have had the opportunity to appear and be heard.