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Laws current as of August 12, 2025

What protections can I get in a dating violence protective order?

In an ex parte temporary order or a dating violence protective order, the judge can do any or all of the following:

  1. order that the abuser: 
    • not commit acts of dating violence against you;
    • not harass you or interfere with you; and
    • receive psychiatric, psychological, or educational services to prevent future acts of dating violence;
  2. give you possession of your personal property, including any household pets, and order the abuser not to:
    • harass or harm the pet;
    • take, give away, hide, or sell the pet; and
    • do anything that would be considered cruelty to animals;
  3. award costs and attorney’s fees.1

1 Ga. Code § 19-13A-4(b)

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