You could try to gain some protection from your abuser by applying for a civil injunction or protection order. An injunction is a court order that requires someone to do or not to do something. There are two main types of injunctions available under Part IV of the Family Law Act 1996:
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354-B:4 Violation of Civil Injunction, Criminal Penalty. –; I. A person who knowingly violates a temporary restraining order or preliminary or permanent injunction issued under this chapter shall be guilty of a class A misdemeanor.
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As part of a team effort with citizens, city officials, and the local prosecutor's office, the Redondo Beach Police Department used the civil injunction in a successful preemptive strike against gang-related crime.
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An injunction is an equity remedy and as such is available only in cases of in-personam jurisdiction (not in in-rem proceedings). Rule 65 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure explains what injuctions are and the rules regarding them.
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This is why Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 65(d) 'requires the language of injunctions to be reasonably clear so that ordinary persons will know precisely what action is proscribed ,' and why 'all ambiguities are resolved in favor of the person subject to the injunction.' United States v. Holtzman, 762 F.2d 720,
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Temporary Restraining Orders and Injunction Forms ... if those are insufficient under the circumstances you may also apply for a restraining order or injunction. In Green County, requests for Domestic Abuse and Harrassment Temporary ... These forms can be found at the Wisconsin Circuit Court Forms site under "Civil"
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WASHINGTON- The United States has filed civil injunction complaints in three federal courts on the east and west coasts, seeking to bar promotions of alleged tax-fraud schemes, the Justice Department announced today.
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The CFTC civil action, filed on September 13, 1999, alleges that the defendants defrauded customers by misrepresenting the value of customer interests in ... Shortly after the action was filed, the court entered an order freezing all of the defendants' assets pending a hearing on the request for a preliminary injunction.
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; Before the; SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ... SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934; Release No.47291/January 31, 2003 ... In the Matter of...
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