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Harassment Restraining Orders |
| In Wisconsin, domestic
abuse restraining orders are ONLY available to an adult victim of
abuse whose abuser is: |
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An adult family member |
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An adult household member |
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A current or former adult dating partner |
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An adult with whom you have a child in
common |
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An adult caregiver |
| Or is a victim of
stalking and/or harassment. |
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Frequently Asked Questions: |
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What is
harassment? |
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Who May the Petitioner File an HRO
(harassment order) Against? |
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What Types of Abuse Must be in the Petition
to Obtain a HRO? |
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What is the Cost to File a Petition? |
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What are the steps to obtain a harassment
order? |
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What Does the Court Need to Find to Grant
the HRO? |
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For How Long Can the HRO be Granted? |
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What is harassment? |
| The legal definition
of harassment includes abuse, sexual assault, stalking, striking,
shoving, kicking or otherwise subjecting another person to
physical contact, attempting or threatening to abuse, sexually
assault, stalking, or subject another to physical contact, a
repeated course of conduct or series of acts which harass or
intimidate another person and which serve no legitimate purpose. |
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Who May the Petitioner File an HRO (harassment order) Against? |
| An adult or a child
who engages in harassment. |
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What Types of Abuse Must be in the Petition to Obtain a HRO? |
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Striking, shoving, kicking or subjecting
another to physical contact or attempting or |
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threatening to do the same. |
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Engaging in or repeatedly committing
acts which harass or intimidate another person. |
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Child abuse. |
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Sexual assault. |
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Stalking |
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What is the Cost to
File a Petition? |
| The cost to file a
HRO is $152. If there is domestic abuse or stalking involved the
fee is waived. If you qualify you may fill out a Waiver of Fees
for the HRO |
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What are
the steps to obtain a harassment order? |
| See the steps on how
to file a
domestic abuse restraining order. |
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What
Does the Court Need to Find to Grant the HRO? |
| That there are
reasonable grounds to believe the respondent has engaged in
harassment with the intent to harass or intimidate the petitioner. |
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For How Long Can the
HRO be Granted? |
| No more than 4 years. |
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For more information please contact us at: |
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608-325-6489 or email us by clicking below |
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Email
- Green Haven Family Advocates |
