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Updated: 
August 1, 2024

7.105.075. Venue

An action for a protection order should be filed in the county where the petitioner resides. The petitioner may also file in:
 

(1) The county where an act giving rise to the petition for a protection order occurred;
 

(2) The county where a child to be protected by the order primarily resides;
 

(3) The county where the petitioner resided prior to relocating if relocation was due to the respondent’s conduct; or
 

(4) The court nearest to the petitioner’s residence or former residence under subsection (3) of this section.