Monday, October 3, 2011

Who can apply for an Order of Protection?

In order to apply for an Order of Protection in Tennessee, the parties involved must either be connected in a personal relationship.  Specifically the parties must be one or more of the following:

(A) Adults or minors who are current or former spouses;

(B) Adults or minors who live together or who have lived together;

(C) Adults or minors who are dating or who have dated or who have or had a sexual relationship. As used herein, "dating" and "dated" do not include fraternization between two (2) individuals in a business or social context;

(D) Adults or minors related by blood or adoption;

(E) Adults or minors who are related or were formerly related by marriage; or

(F) Adult or minor children of a person in a relationship that is described in subdivisions (A)-(E);

The above requirements are therefore not available to people only engaged in social interaction apart from a close familial or dating relationship.


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