Órdenes de Restricción

As part of a temporary ex parte order (TRO), the judge can do any of the following:

1. order the abuser not to commit or threaten to commit domestic or family violence against you and any listed family or household member;
2. forbid the abuser from harassing you or communicating with you directly or indirectly by sending messages through another person, for example;
3. remove and exclude the abuser from your home, no matter who owns it;
4. order the abuser to stay away from your home, school, workplace, or any specific place you and your family or household members go to often;
5. tell a police officer to go with you to your home if you left but are now moving back in;
6. give you or the abuser possession and use of personal belongings and order the police to supervise the removal of those items if necessary;
7. grant you temporary custody and support of any minor children you and the abuser share;
8. grant temporary custody and support of your minor children to a grandparent or to another qualified family member if you specifically ask the judge to do that;
9. order other things the judge thinks are necessary to protect and provide for your safety and the safety of any family or household member;
10. forbid the abuser from having or using a firearm or any other specific weapon; and
11. make specific arrangements for the abuser to visit with any minor children, including that visits may be supervised or denied altogether if it’s necessary to protect your safety or your children’s safety.¹

As part of a final order of protection (OOP), the judge can do any of the following:

• order all of the protections listed above in numbers 1 – 11; and
• order the following additional payments:
  
  • expenses related to the domestic violence incident that the case is about, such as medical bills, counseling, shelter, fixing or replacing broken property, etc.;
  • costs and attorney fees from the case; and
  • if the abuser has a duty to support you or your children, the judge can order him/her to pay:
    • some or all of your rent or mortgage; and
    • support for you or your children.²

Note: As part of an emergency order of protection requested by the police, the judge can order any of the protections listed above in numbers 1 – 9.³ 

¹ 8 CMC § 1916(b)
² 8 CMC § 1916(c)
³ 8 CMC § 1915(c)