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Enforcing your Out-Of-State Order in Florida
If you are planning to move to Florida or are going to be in Florida for any reason, your protection order can be enforced.
Restraining Orders
- Injunctions for Protection Against Domestic Violence
- Basic info
- What is the legal definition of domestic violence in Florida?
- How will the judge decide if I am “in immediate danger of becoming a victim of domestic violence?”
- What types of injunctions for protection against domestic violence are there? How long do they last?
- What protections can I get in an injunction for protection against domestic violence?
- In which county can I file for an injunction for protection against domestic violence?
- If the abuser lives in a different state, can I still get an order against him/her?
- Who can get an injunction for protection against domestic violence
- Am I eligible to get an injunction for protection against domestic violence?
- Can I get an injunction for protection against domestic violence against my same-sex partner?
- Can a minor file for an injunction for protection against domestic violence?
- Is there a minimum amount of time that I must live in Florida before I can file for an injunction?
- How much does it cost? Do I need a lawyer?
- If I am not eligible to get an injunction for protection against domestic violence, is there some other injunction that I can get for protection against violence?
- Steps for getting an injunction for protection against domestic violence
- After the hearing
- Can the abuser have a gun?
- What should I do when I leave the courthouse?
- What can I do if the judge doesn't give me an injunction?
- Can my injunction be extended, changed, or dismissed?
- What can I do if the abuser violates the injunction?
- Is my injunction still valid if I move?
- What can I do to be safe besides getting an injunction?
- If I get a protection order, will it show up in an internet search?
- Basic info
- Injunctions for Protection Against Repeat Violence, Dating Violence, or Sexual Violence
- Basic info and definitions
- Getting the injunction
- What protections can I get in an injunction against dating, repeat, or sexual violence?
- What are the steps for getting an injunction against repeat violence, dating violence, and sexual violence?
- Can my injunction be extended, changed, or dismissed?
- What are the penalties for violating an injunction against repeat violence, sexual violence, or dating violence?
- Injunctions for Protection Against Stalking/Cyberstalking
- Risk Protection Orders (to remove firearms)
- Moving with an Injunction for Protection Against Domestic Violence
- Enforcing your Out-Of-State Order in Florida
- General rules for out-of-state orders in Florida
- Registering your out-of-state order in Florida
- What is the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) Registry? Who has access to it?
- How do I register my protection order in Florida?
- Do I have to register my protection order in Florida in order to get it enforced?
- Will the abuser be notified if I register my protection order?
- Does it cost anything to register my protection order?
