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Enforcing Your Out-Of-State Order in West Virginia
If you are planning to move to West Virginia or are going to be in West Virginia for any reason, your protection or restraining order can be enforced.
Restraining Orders
- Protective Orders (for domestic violence)
- Basic information
- What is the legal definition of domestic violence in West Virginia?
- What is the definition of a family or household member?
- What types of domestic violence protective orders are there? How long do they last?
- What type of emergency protective order can I get if I am in the middle of a divorce, annulment, or separate maintenance or custody case?
- What protections can I get in a protective order?
- In which county can I file for a protective order?
- If the abuser lives in a different state, can I still get an order against him/her?
- Eligibility for a protective order
- Steps for getting a domestic violence protective order
- After the hearing
- What are my options if I was denied a protective order?
- Can the abuser have a gun?
- What should I do when I leave the courthouse?
- What can I do if the abuser violates the order?
- How do I change or extend my protective order?
- What happens if I move?
- If I get a protection order, will it show up in an internet search?
- Basic information
- Personal Safety Orders (for stalking, a sexual offense, or threats of bodily injury)
- Basic info and definitions
- What is a personal safety order? What acts of abuse can be the reason to get an order?
- What is the legal definition of stalking?
- What is the legal definition of a sexual offense or an attempted sexual offense?
- What types of personal safety orders are there? How long do they last?
- What protections can I get in a personal safety order?
- If the abuser lives in a different state, can I still get an order against him/her?
- Getting a personal safety order
- After a personal safety order is issued
- Basic info and definitions
- Financial Exploitation Protective Orders
- Basic info and definitions
- What is a financial exploitation protective order?
- What is the legal definition of financial exploitation?
- Who is eligible for a financial exploitation protective order? Who can file the paperwork?
- What types of financial exploitation protective orders are there? How long do they last?
- In which county should the protective order be filed?
- Getting the order
- Basic info and definitions
- Moving to Another State with a Protective Order
- General rules
- Can I get my protective order from West Virginia enforced in another state?
- How do I know if my protective order is good under federal law?
- I have a temporary ex parte order. Can it be enforced in another state?
- Can I have my West Virginia protective order changed, extended or canceled in another state?
- Getting your protective order enforced in another state
- Enforcing custody provisions in another state
- General rules
- Enforcing Your Out-Of-State Order in West Virginia
- General rules for out-of-state orders in West Virginia
- Can I get my protection order enforced in West Virginia? What are the requirements?
- Can I have my out-of-state protective order changed, extended, or canceled in West Virginia?
- I was granted temporary custody with my out-of-state protection order. Will I still have temporary custody of my children in West Virginia?
- Registering your out-of-state order in West Virginia
- What is the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) Registry? Who has access to it?
- How do I register my protection order in West Virginia?
- Do I have to register my protection order in West Virginia in order to get it enforced?
- Will the abuser be notified if I register my protection order?
- What if I don't register my protective order? Will it be more difficult to have it enforced?
- Does it cost anything to register my protection order?
- Enforcing your Canadian protective order in West Virginia
- I have a domestic violence protective order that was issued in Canada. Can my order be enforced against the abuser in West Virginia?
- What types of Canadian orders qualify for enforcement in West Virginia?
- What happen if the abuser files in court to challenge my Canadian order?
- Can my Canadian order protect me in West Virginia if it was never served on the abuser?
- Am I required to register my Canadian protective order in West Virginia to enforce it?
- General rules for out-of-state orders in West Virginia
