Domestic Abuse & Orders for Protection Attorney in Rockville, Maryland
How quickly can I get court-ordered protection against an abusive spouse?
How quickly can I get court-ordered protection against an abusive spouse?
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so you could get a court order called a
protective order 247 in Maryland when
the courts are open you can go to either
the district or the circuit court and
appear before a judge that day on your
own your spouse is not there and you
tell the judge what has happened and the
judge can grant you a 7-Day temporary
protective order uh based if they find
that there are reasonable grounds to
believe abuse has occurred which is a
very low standard and then after 7 days
you return to the court with your spouse
um for the court to determine under a
higher standard whether or not there’s
justification to continue that
protective order longer term if the
courts are not open then you can go to
any County Commissioner in uh in the
state day night after the courts are are
closed and ask for what’s called an
interim order which is the same uh
procedure if there’s reasonable grounds
to believe abuse has occurred the
commissioner will enter an interim order
that’s good for two days until you can
then appear in court to receive that
temporary order that I just mentioned
Rockville, MD family law attorney Stuart Skok talks about how quickly you can get a court-ordered protection against an abusive spouse.
