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Enforcing your Out-Of-State Order in Vermont
If you are planning to move to Vermont or are going to be in Vermont for any reason, your protection or restraining order can be enforced.
Restraining Orders
- Relief from Abuse Orders
- Basic information
- What is a relief from abuse order?
- What is the legal definition of domestic abuse in Vermont?
- What types of relief from abuse orders are available? How long do they last?
- What protections can I get in a relief from abuse order?
- In which county can I file for a relief from abuse order?
- If the abuser lives in a different state, can I still get an order against him/her?
- Who can get a relief from abuse order
- Steps for getting a relief from abuse order
- After the hearing
- What should I do when I leave the courthouse?
- Can the abuser have a gun?
- What can I do if the abuser violates the order?
- Can a relief from abuse order be modified (changed) or extended?
- Is there anything I can do if my abusive partner continually files court proceedings against me?
- At what point in the court process can I request an order to restrict abusive litigation?
- What happens if the judge issues an order restricting abusive litigation?
- What happens if I move?
- If I get a protection order, will it show up in an internet search?
- I was not granted a relief from abuse order. Is there another order I can get?
- Basic information
- Stalking or Sexual Assault Protective Orders
- Basic info
- What is a sexual assault or stalking protective order?
- What is the definition of stalking in Vermont?
- What is the definition of sexual assault in Vermont?
- What types of protective orders against stalking or sexual assault are available? How long do they last?
- What protections can I get in a sexual assault or stalking protective order?
- If the abuser lives in a different state, can I still get an order against him/her?
- Who is eligible
- How to get an order
- After the hearing
- What happens if the abuser violates the order?
- Can the order be changed or extended?
- What can I do if the abuser keeps filing court proceedings against me?
- At what point in the court process can I request an order to restrict abusive litigation?
- What happens if the judge issues an order restricting abusive litigation?
- If I get a protection order, will it show up in an internet search?
- Basic info
- Relief from Abuse, Neglect, or Exploitation of a Vulnerable Adult Order
- Basic info and definitions
- What is Vermont’s definition of a vulnerable adult?
- How does the law define “abuse,” “neglect,” and “exploitation” in Vermont?
- How does the law define an interested person?
- What types of orders exist? How long do they last?
- What protections can be included in a relief from abuse, neglect, or exploitation order?
- Getting the order
- Who is eligible to file for this type of order?
- Where should a request for a relief from abuse, neglect, or exploitation order be filed?
- What are the steps to apply for a relief from abuse, neglect, or exploitation order?
- Someone filed a petition claiming that I am a vulnerable adult. What can I do?
- What does it cost to file for this type of order?
- After the hearing
- Basic info and definitions
- Extreme Risk Protection Orders
- Moving to Another State with a Relief from Abuse Order
- Enforcing your Out-Of-State Order in Vermont
- General Rules for Out-of-State orders in Vermont
- Registering your Out-of-State order in Vermont
- What is the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) Registry? Who has access to it?
- How do I register my protection order in Vermont?
- Do I have to register my protection order in Vermont in order to get it enforced?
- Will the abuser be notified if I register my protection order?
- What if I don't register my protection order? Will it be more difficult to have it enforced?
- Does it cost anything to register my protection order?
