RESTRAINING ORDERS

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WHAT IS A RESTRAINING ORDER?

A restraining order is a court order issued to protect a person from physical pain or injury or the threat of pain or injury. A restraining order can generally be issued against a family member (for example, a spouse, an ex-spouse, the other parent of your child) or a household member (anyone you live with or used to live with) or against someone you have recently dated.

FOR MORE INFORMATION:

The Connecticut Network for Legal Aid publishes How to Get a Restraining Order and How to Extend a Restraining Order. Follow these links for more information on restraining orders.

For Connecticut laws, see CT Judicial Branch Law Libraries webpage: "Domestic Violence in Connecticut"

TO FIND PROVIDERS IN CONNECTICUT'S COMMUNITY RESOURCES DATABASE:

Search by service names:

• Civil Superior Courts

• Domestic Violence Hotlines

• Law Enforcement Agencies

• Legal Issues Education/Information
  

• Temporary Restraining Orders

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SOURCE: Connecticut. General Assembly Office of Legislative Research Report # 2005-R-0861
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CONTENT LAST REVIEWED:January2013