If ALL THREE (3) of these apply to your situation, and the other person has been violent toward you, then you may file a petition for an injunction for protection against dating violence. Interacted with the other person frequently and continuously during the relationship.
Had an expectation for continued affection and sexual involvement with the other person during that time.Dated the other person during/over the last six (6) months.To petition the court for a dating violence injunction you must have: The other person has been in prison for sexual violence against you, and the term of imprisonment for the crime expires within the next ninety (90) days.You have reported the sexual violence to law enforcement and are cooperating with them in the criminal case.Chapter 827, or committed any forcible felony wherein a sexual act was committed or attempted Chapter 787, required a child to sexually perform as in F.S. The other person committed one of the following acts: sexual battery defined by Florida Statutes (F.S.) Chapter 794, lewd and lascivious act upon or in the presence of a child younger than 16, lured or enticed a child as described in F.S.Your relationship does not meet the definition of “family” under domestic violence above.Require the respondent to surrender weapons to law enforcement.Ī Petition for Protection against Sexual Violence may be filed if:.Order the respondent to participate in a batterer's intervention course.Address issues related to support and timesharing with children.Award you temporary exclusive use of the home.Restrain the respondent from committing any acts of domestic violence.The injunction can provide such relief as the court deems necessary, such as: What can a Domestic Violence Injunction do for you? Domestic ViolenceĪ Petition for an Injunction against Domestic Violence may be filed against a person who either now or in the past has lived with you as a “family.” “Family” includes people who you are related to by blood or marriage spouses, ex-spouses, parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles parties intimately involved and living together but never married adopted children step-parents and step-children, and others OR a person who is the parent of your child(ren), regardless of whether or not you have ever been married or lived together.ĭomestic violence includes: assault, aggravated assault, battery, aggravated battery, sexual assault, sexual battery, stalking, aggravated stalking, kidnapping, false imprisonment, or any other criminal offense resulting in physical injury or death to petitioner or petitioner's family or household members who are residing in the same single dwelling unit with the petitioner. We also have some related FAQs to provide additional information. Following is some information related to each type of injunction to help you determine which type of petition for an injunction you may be able to file. Each type has different requirements based on your relationship with the other person, and what occurred. There are four (4) kinds of civil injunction petitions that can be filed with the Clerk of Court in your county: domestic violence, sexual violence, dating violence, and repeat violence. It is one legal means of helping to protect a person from threats or acts of violence by another person.
An injunction is a court order sometimes called a "Restraining Order" that directs a person not to have any contact with you.
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