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A Domestic Violence Protection Order is a civil order that can:
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Order the abuser not to hurt, harm or
harass you
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Order the abuser not to contact you for any
reason
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Give you temporary possession of your
residence
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Order the abuser to stay away from your
place of employment
You can get a Protection Order against:
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Anyone closely related to you
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Anyone with whom you live
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Anyone with whom you are or were
previously in a dating relationship with
Who Qualifies for Protective Orders?
- Spouses, ex-spouses
- Present spouses of ex-spouses
- Parents, including grandparents,
stepparents, adoptive parents, and foster parents
- Children, including
grandchildren, stepchildren, adopted children, and foster children
- Persons otherwise related by
blood or marriage
- Persons living in the same
household or who formerly lived in the same household
- Persons who are the biological
parents of the same children, regardless of their martial status
- Dating partners
- Previous dating partners
How to Get a Protection Order
Consider contacting the Oklahoma domestic violence/sexual assault program nearest the county where you are and ask for help. Go to the courthouse in the county where you live, where the abusive person lives or where the abuse happened and tell the Court Clerk that you wish to file
a petition for a protection order. The Court Clerk may send you to a
different person within the courthouse. If you don't understand where
they are sending you, ask them to walk you to that office.
You can download a copy of the protective order form from the OSCN website.
Once you receive the forms (you will need at least 1. a petition for protective order form for the county you are filing in, 2. an emergency protective order for that county - the judge may fill this out or require you to do so - ask the Court Clerk or advocate and in some places 3. a domestic relations cover sheet and/or 4. a UCCJEA affidavit), if you need help in filling them out, ask
for the Victim Witness Coordinator or advocate. You do not need witnesses, an
attorney (although it may be beneficial to consult with an attorney before filing), or a police report to file. Filing the Protection Order is
free.
You will be asked on the forms to describe the violence your abuser
threatened to do or did and what action you want the court to take. Be sure to explain the most recent and most severe incidents of abuse, especially physical abuse. Once
you have completed the forms, someone, either the clerk, advocate or the Victim
Witness Coordinator will ask you if the statements are true.
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