{"id":4675,"date":"2024-04-11T11:32:43","date_gmt":"2024-04-11T11:32:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.affordlaw.org\/?page_id=4675"},"modified":"2025-12-12T19:49:56","modified_gmt":"2025-12-12T19:49:56","slug":"qualify-ro","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/affordlaw.org\/staging\/2465\/qualify-ro\/","title":{"rendered":"Do You Qualify for a Restraining Order?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"4675\" class=\"elementor elementor-4675\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b20b5a9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b20b5a9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;background_motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;background_motion_fx_translateY_effect&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;background_motion_fx_translateY_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:4,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;background_motion_fx_translateY_affectedRange&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:{&quot;start&quot;:0,&quot;end&quot;:100}},&quot;background_motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;mobile&quot;]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a88921 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2a88921\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 id='massachusetts-restraining-orders'  id=\"boomdevs_1\" class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Massachusetts Restraining Orders<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e309e56 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e309e56\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58b6e90 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"58b6e90\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1280\" src=\"https:\/\/affordlaw.org\/staging\/2465\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/restrining-side.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-8839\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/affordlaw.org\/staging\/2465\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/restrining-side.webp 1280w, https:\/\/affordlaw.org\/staging\/2465\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/restrining-side-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/affordlaw.org\/staging\/2465\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/restrining-side-1024x1024.webp 1024w, https:\/\/affordlaw.org\/staging\/2465\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/restrining-side-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/affordlaw.org\/staging\/2465\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/restrining-side-768x768.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b811b2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2b811b2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54ba10c elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"54ba10c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;slideInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 id='no-one-should-live-in-fear'  id=\"boomdevs_2\" class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">No one should live in fear.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a51d50 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5a51d50\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If you or your loved ones are being abused or harassed, help is available. You may qualify for protection.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4805a93 elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"4805a93\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm elementor-animation-grow\" href=\"https:\/\/affordlaw.org\/staging\/2465\/\/restraining-order-legal-coaching\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">help me get a restraining order<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-340bb4cb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"340bb4cb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3700863a\" data-id=\"3700863a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0833069 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"0833069\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/q0ipeefphwY?rel=0&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-439a43a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"439a43a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65bdb81 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"65bdb81\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74fb6b6 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"74fb6b6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;slideInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 id='2-types-of-restraining-orders'  id=\"boomdevs_3\" class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2 Types of Restraining Orders<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fdc3070 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fdc3070\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16f1192 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"16f1192\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0bddbad elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0bddbad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 id='209-abuse-prevention-order'  id=\"boomdevs_4\" class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">209 Abuse Prevention Order<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f289461 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f289461\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This type of order is used when your abuser is a family or household member. That means that you are or were:<\/p><ul><li>Married,<\/li><li>Engaged or dating,<\/li><li>Have a child together, or<\/li><li>Live together.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5555623 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5555623\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e55044 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4e55044\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 id='258e-harassment-prevention-order'  id=\"boomdevs_5\" class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">258E Harassment Prevention Order<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-966905e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"966905e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This type of order doesn&#8217;t require any special relationship between you and your abuser\/harasser. To get this type of Restraining Order, you must show your abuser\/harasser committed:<\/p><ul><li>3 or more separate acts of harassment,<\/li><li>Unwanted sexual contact, or<\/li><li>Certain specified crimes.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-91dc163 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"91dc163\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d81ae83 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d81ae83\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"920\" src=\"https:\/\/affordlaw.org\/staging\/2465\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/restrining-side2.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-8846\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/affordlaw.org\/staging\/2465\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/restrining-side2.webp 1200w, https:\/\/affordlaw.org\/staging\/2465\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/restrining-side2-300x230.webp 300w, https:\/\/affordlaw.org\/staging\/2465\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/restrining-side2-1024x785.webp 1024w, https:\/\/affordlaw.org\/staging\/2465\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/restrining-side2-768x589.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-678bab1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"678bab1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7346baa elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7346baa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;slideInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 id='types-of-protection-you-get'  id=\"boomdevs_6\" class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Types of Protection You Get<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5aff1b9 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5aff1b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Both types of orders offer you similar protection, such as making your abuser\/harasser:<\/p><ul><li>Stop abusing and\/or harassing you,<\/li><li>Stay away from you,<\/li><li>Stay away from your home, workplace and\/or school,<\/li><li>Have no contact with you,<\/li><li>Award custody of a child (in some cases), and<\/li><li>Pay for out-of-pocket expenses.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1070fa e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f1070fa\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee75ee6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ee75ee6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-08f4072 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"08f4072\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;slideInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 id='the-restraining-order-process'  id=\"boomdevs_7\" class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Restraining Order Process<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-466a8e2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"466a8e2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b26c67a elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-view-default elementor-position-block-start elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"b26c67a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<span  class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fab fa-wpforms\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 id='fill-out-forms'  id=\"boomdevs_8\" class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFill Out Forms\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tFind out which forms you need and fill them out completely. You want to give the judge as much information as possible. \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a29434 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-view-default elementor-position-block-start elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"7a29434\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<span  class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-calendar-alt\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 id='temporary-hearing'  id=\"boomdevs_9\" class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTemporary Hearing\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tYou'll have a hearing the same day you file your forms. A Temporary Order may be issued that's good for 10 days.\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e90afe7 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-view-default elementor-position-block-start elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"e90afe7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<span  class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-gavel\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 id='2-party-hearing'  id=\"boomdevs_10\" class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t2-Party Hearing\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tAt this hearing, your abuser\/harasser may be present to tell their side of the story. 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