Injunctions

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What are Injunctions

Injunctions can also be known as Protective Orders or Restraining Orders

✅There is no charge for filing an Injunction in Florida

♾️ Injunctions can last indefinitely

Injunctions provide legal protection against someone who is:

harassing, following, or contacting you against your will,

or

making you fear for your safety

🚫 Injunctions legally prohibit the person you’re filing against from having any contact with you

This includes:

  • Phone

  • Email

  • Text

  • Letter

  • Social Media

  • Contact through 3rd Parties

  • Any other form of contact

They are also required to stay away from you at your:

  • Home

  • Car

  • Work

  • School

  • Place of Worship

  • Any other place the Judge feels is necessary for your protection

Types of Injunctions

Domestic Violence Injunction:

Requirements:

  • The person you are filing against must be family or a household member

  • In Florida, family or household members include spouses, former spouses, anyone related to you by blood or marriage, anyone currently living together as if they are family or who have done so in the past, or anyone who have children together, whether married or not

  • You must currently reside together or have resided together in the past, in the same single dwelling unit, unless you have a child in common, in which case you are not required to have resided with them

  • Does NOT require any actual physical violence, just a well-founded fear of future violence

Stalking Injunction:

Requirements:

  • Applicable when you have 2 or more incidents of someone stalking or cyber-stalking you, meaning they followed, harassed, or engaged in cyber-stalking

  • Their actions caused you substantial emotional distress

  • Their actions served no legitimate purpose

Dating Violence Injunction:

Requirements:

  • You must have dated in the last 6 months

  • You must have had an expectation of affection or had sexual involvement with the person you’re filing against

  • You must have interacted with the person you’re filing against on a regular basis during the relationship, not only one time

Repeat Violence Injunction:

Requirements:

  • Involves neighbors, co-workers, students, relatives who never lived together, friends, or roommates

  • Need to have 2 incidents of violence or 2 threats of violence that made you fearful of the person you’re filing against

Sexual Violence Injunction:

Requirements:

  • You must have reported the incident and cooperated with law enforcement, OR

  • If the person you’re filing against was sentenced to state prison for sexual violence against you or your child, and has been released from prison, or is going to be released within 90 days

We can help you determine exactly which type of Injunction is right for you, and ensure that all the necessary requirements involved with your specific Injunction are properly followed, giving you the best chance to receive the protection you deserve

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Injunction Process

First, you file your Petition for Injunction, which is a sworn statement that is reviewed by the Judge, who then makes a decision on granting your Injunction through a court order that would require the person you’re filing against to refrain from contact you in any capacity, by law

Judges may review your Petition within 24 hours

After reviewing your Petition, the Judge can:

  1. Decide to grant your Petition, then issue a Temporary Injunction, schedule a Hearing within 2 weeks or less, and have the person you’re filing against served with a Notice of Hearing

  2. Decide to not issue a Temporary Injunction, but still schedule the case for a Hearing within 2 weeks or less, and have the person you’re filing against served with a Notice of Hearing

  3. Decide to deny your Petition, not schedule the case for a Hearing, and the case will be dismissed

    (If the Judge decides to deny your Petition, you still have options with refiling)

At S&M Law, we can help guide you through each and every step of the Inunction process, make sure that you are fully informed of everything involved throughout your case, and help you receive the protection you are seeking

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Free Resources

Domestic Violence Hotline Phone Number:

800-790-7233

Domestic Violence Shelters:

http://domesticviolenceshelters.org

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