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Can I get temporary custody as part of a domestic violence protective order?

You can get a temporary custody and visitation order in a protective order based on domestic abuse. This is true for both temporary and final protective orders. The judge must consider your and your child’s safety when making a temporary custody and visitation order. If the judge believes unsupervised visitation will put you or your child at risk, the judge must:

  • give supervised visitation;
  • restrict visitation; or
  • deny visitation entirely.1

The judge will also decide whether any existing custody or visitation orders need to be changed (modified).1 

1 Iowa Code §§ 236.4(2)-(4); 236.5(1)(b)(5)