What are the circumstances to obtain an injunction?
If you are the victim of domestic violence, you may seek a restraining order if the violator: • Resides with you • Has lived with you in the past as a member of the family, such as a spouse, former spouse, person related by blood or marriage • Is a person who has lived together with you as though he/she was your spouse • Is a person with whom you have had a child, even if you have never lived together If you are the victim of repeat violence, you may seek a restraining order if: • You and respondent are not related by blood • You and respondent have no children together • You and respondent have never lived together If you are the victim of sexual violence you may seek a restraining order if: • You have reported the sexual violence to a law enforcement agency and are cooperating in any criminal proceeding against the respondent • The respondent who committed the sexual violence was sentenced to a term of imprisonment in state prison and the term of imprisonment has expired or is due to
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