Arkansas § 9-15-216 Mutual orders of protection - Separate orders of protection

Arkansas Statutes

§ 9-15-216 — Mutual orders of protection - Separate orders of protection

Arkansas § 9-15-216

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Ark. Code Ann. § 9-15-216 (2026).

Text

(a)Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, a circuit court shall not grant a mutual order of protection to opposing parties.

(b)Separate orders of protection restraining each opposing party may only be granted in cases in which each party:

(1)Has properly filed and served a petition for an order of protection;

(2)Has committed domestic abuse as defined in § 9-15-103 ;

(3)Poses a risk of violence to the other; and (4) Has otherwise satisfied all prerequisites for the type of order and remedies sought.

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(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, a circuit court shall not grant a mutual order of protection to opposing parties. (b) Separate orders of protection restraining each opposing party may only be granted in cases in which each party: (1) Has properly filed and served a petition for an order of protection; (2) Has committed domestic abuse as defined in § 9-15-103 ; (3) Poses a risk of violence to the other; and (4) Has otherwise satisfied all prerequisites for the type of order and remedies sought.