Family Violence: Protective
Orders
PLEASE ANSWER THE FOLLOWING
QUESTIONS TO SEE IF YOU
QUALIFY FOR A PROTECTIVE ORDER:
1.
ARE YOU FILING AGAINST SOMEONE THAT IS A FAMILY MEMBER, FORMER
FAMILY MEMBER, SOMEONE YOU ARE LIVING WITH OR HAVE LIVED WITH AT
SOME POINT IN TIME OR A PERSON WHO IS A BIOLOGICAL PARENT OF ANY
CHILDREN YOU MAY
HAVE?
YES______ NO______
2.
HAS THE PERSON YOU ARE FILING AGAINST COMMITTED FAMILY VIOLENCE
AGAINST YOU AND/OR YOUR MINOR CHILDREN OR THREATENED TO COMMIT
FAMILY VIOLENCE AGAINST YOU AND/OR YOUR MINOR
CHILDREN?
("FAMILY VIOLENCE" MEANS AN ACT BY A MEMBER OF A FAMILY OR
HOUSEHOLD AGAINST ANOTHER MEMBER OF THE FAMILY OR HOUSEHOLD THAT
IS INTENDED TO RESULT IN PHYSICAL HARM, BODILY INJURY, ASSAULT,
OR SEXUAL ASSAULT OR THAT IS A THREAT THAT REASONABLY PLACES THE
MEMBER IN FEAR OF IMMINENT PHYSICAL HARM, BODILY INJURY,
ASSAULT, OR SEXUAL ASSAULT, BUT DOES NOT INCLUDE DEFENSIVE
MEASURES TO PROTECT ONESELF; OR ABUSE BY A MEMBER OF A FAMILY OR
HOUSEHOLD TOWARD A CHILD OF THE FAMILY OR
HOUSEHOLD.)
YES______ NO______
3.
IS FAMILY VIOLENCE LIKELY TO OCCUR IN THE FUTURE?
YES______
NO______
4.
ARE YOU FILING AGAINST SOMEONE WITH WHOM YOU HAVE HAD A DATING
RELATIONSHIP?
(“Dating Relationship” means a relationship between individuals
who have or have had a continuing relationship of a romantic or
intimate nature. The existence of such a relationship shall be
determined based on consideration of:
1.
The length of the
relationship;
2.
The nature of the
relationship; and
3.
The frequency and type
of interaction between the persons involved in the relationship.
A casual acquaintanceship or
ordinary fraternization in a business or social context does not
constitute a “Dating Relationship”.)
YES______
NO______
5. HAS THE PERSON YOU ARE FILING
AGAINST COMMITTED “DATING VIOLENCE’ AGAINST YOU?
(“Dating Violence” means an act by
an individual that is against another individual with whom that
person has or had a dating relationship and that is intended to
result in physical harm, bodily injury, assault, or sexual
assault or that is a threat that reasonably places the
individual in fear of imminent physical harm, bodily injury,
assault, or sexual assault, but does not include defensive
measures to protect oneself.)
YES______
NO______
6. IS DATING VIOLENCE LIKELY TO
OCCUR IN THE FUTURE?
YES______
NO______
If you answered
"YES" to questions 1 through 3 OR questions 4 through
6, you MAY qualify for filing an application for a
protective order through the County Attorney's Office. It is
located in the Guinn Justice Center, 204 South Buffalo Avenue,
Fourth Floor, Suite 411, Cleburne, Texas, 76033, and is open
Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. with the
exception of the lunch hour when it closes from 12:00 noon to
1:00 p.m.
If you CANNOT answer
"YES" to questions 1 through 3 OR 4 through 6, you
DO NOT qualify for a protective order through the Johnson
County Attorney's Office; however, you may be able to file some
other type of legal action through a private attorney.
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