§587-52 - Order of protection.
§587-52 Order of protection. (a) After a petition has been filed with the court under this chapter, the court, upon such hearing as the court deems to be appropriate, may make an order of protection. Such an order may include, but need not be limited to, a requirement that a party:
(1) Stay away from the family home, a school, or any other place or location which is deemed by the court to present an opportunity for contact between the parties themselves, or with other persons, which contact would not be in the best interests of the child;
(2) Abstain from physically or verbally contacting, threatening, or abusing any party or person;
(3) Not permit the child to be removed from a certain location;
(4) Not to interfere with the physical, legal, foster, or permanent custody of the child; and
(5) Report any violation of an order of protection to the appropriate law enforcement authorities and other authorized agencies.
(b) The parties may release copies of an order of protection to appropriate law enforcement authorities. [L 1983, c 171, pt of §1; am L 1986, c 316, §23; am L 1992, c 190, §20]