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Temporary Order Of Protection Against Petitioner And Order To Appear Form. This is a New Mexico form and can be use in Domestic Violence Statewide.
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4-963A. Temporary order of protection against petitioner and order to appear.
Family Violence Protection Act, Sections 40-13-1 to 40-13-8 NMSA 1978.]
STATE OF NEW MEXICO
COUNTY OF __________________
__________________ JUDICIAL DISTRICT
______________________________, Petitioner
v.
No. __________
______________________________, Respondent
TEMPORARY ORDER OF PROTECTION
AGAINST PETITIONER
AND ORDER TO APPEAR
The court has reviewed the sworn counter-petition alleging domestic abuse. The court having
considered the petition, FINDS that the court has jurisdiction and that there is probable cause to
believe that an act of domestic abuse has occurred. The court ORDERS:
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1.
Petitioner shall not write to, talk to, visit or contact the respondent in any way except
through respondent's lawyer, if respondent has a lawyer.
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2.
Petitioner shall not abuse the respondent or the respondent's household members in
any way. "Abuse" means any incident by petitioner against respondent or
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respondent's household members resulting in (1) physical harm; (2) severe emotional
distress; (3) bodily injury or assault; (4) a threat causing imminent fear of bodily
injury; (5) criminal trespass; (6) criminal damage to property; (7) repeatedly driving
by a residence or workplace; (8) telephone harassment; (9) stalking; (10) harassment;
(11) harm or threatened harm to children in any manner set forth above.
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3.
Petitioner shall not ask or cause other persons to abuse the respondent or the
respondent's household members.
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4.
Petitioner shall not go within __________ yards of the respondent's home or school
or workplace. Petitioner shall not go within __________ yards of the respondent at
all times except ____________________________________________________
________________________________________. If at a public place, such as a
store, petitioner shall not go within __________ yards of respondent.
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5.
______________________________ shall have temporary physical custody of the
following child(ren): ___________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________.
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6.
With respect to the child(ren) named in the preceding paragraph, [ ] respondent [ ]
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petitioner shall have:
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A.
No contact with the child(ren) until further order of this court and
shall stay __________ yards away from the child(ren)'s school.
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B.
Contact with the child(ren), subject to: ________________
___________________________________________________.
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7.
Neither party shall remove the child(ren) named in the preceding paragraph from the
State of New Mexico or disenroll them from the child(ren)’s present school during
the period of this temporary order of protection.
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8.
The court may decide temporary child and interim support at the hearing listed
below. Both parties shall bring to the hearing proof of income in the form of the two
latest pay stubs or the federal tax returns from the previous year, proof of work
related day-care costs and proof of medical insurance costs for the child(ren).
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9.
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A.
Petitioner is ordered to immediately leave the residence at
________________________________________________ and to
not return until further court order.
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B.
Law enforcement officers are hereby ordered to evict petitioner from
the residence at __________________________________________
_________________________________________________.
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C.
Petitioner is ordered to surrender all keys to the residence to law
enforcement officers.
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10.
Law enforcement officers or ______________________________ shall
accompany [ ] respondent [ ] petitioner to remove essential tools (as specified
in No. 13), clothing, and personal belongings from the residence at
____________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________.
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11.
Neither party shall transfer, hide, add debt to, sell or otherwise dispose of the other's
property or the joint property of the parties except in the usual course of business or
for the necessities of life. The parties shall account to the court for all such changes
to property made after the order is served or communicated to the party. Neither
party shall disconnect the utilities of the other party's residence.
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12.
This
order
supersedes
any
inconsistent
prior
order
in Cause No.
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__________________ and any other prior domestic relations order and domestic
violence restraining orders between these two parties.
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13.
Other: ___________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________.
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14.
While this order of protection is in effect, respondent should refrain from any act that
would cause the petitioner to violate this order. This provision is not intended to and
does not create a mutual order of protection. Under Section 40-13-6(D) NMSA
1978, only the restrained party can be arrested for violation of this order.
HEARING
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the parties shall appear in the ________________
_________________________________
Judicial
District
Court,
Room
________,
at
__________________, before __________________, at ____________ (a.m.) (p.m.) on
__________________ (date) for hearing on whether an extended order of protection against
domestic abuse will be issued. Either party may bring witnesses or evidence and may be represented
by counsel at this hearing. Petitioner may file a Response to the Petition for Order of Protection from
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Domestic Abuse, see Form 4-962 NMRA, on or before the hearing. If the petitioner fails to attend
this hearing, an extended order may be entered by default against petitioner and a bench warrant may
be issued for petitioner's arrest. If respondent willfully fails to appear at this hearing, the counterpetition may be dismissed. This order remains in force until ________________________,
______________________________.
DO NOT BRING ANY CHILDREN TO THE HEARING WITHOUT PRIOR PERMISSION
OF THE COURT.
ENFORCEMENT OF ORDER
If the petitioner violates any part of this order, the petitioner may be charged with a crime,
arrested, held in contempt of court, fined or jailed.
SERVICE AND NOTICE TO LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES
Upon the signing of this order by a district court judge, a law enforcement officer shall serve
on the petitioner a copy of this order and a copy of the counter-petition.
A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER SHALL USE ANY LAWFUL MEANS TO ENFORCE
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THIS ORDER.
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I have reviewed the counter-petition for an order of protection and made recommendations
to the district judge regarding its disposition.
___________________________________
____________________________
(Signed)
Court telephone number
___________________________________
(Title)
SO ORDERED:
___________________________________
____________________________
District Judge
Date and time approved
USE NOTE
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1
The temporary order of protection and order to appear requires a proof of return of service.
The committee has been informed that each local law enforcement agency has its own return
of service form will be used for this purpose.
2.
Personal service of the temporary order of protection and order to appear will assure that the
temporary order is fully enforceable. It is possible that actual notice to the petitioner of the
content of the temporary order will also suffice to bind the petitioner to comply with the
order. Territory of New Mexico v. Clancy, 7 N.M. 580, 583 (1894).
[Approved, effective May 1, 2001; as amended by Supreme Court Order 07-8300-20, effective
September 17, 2007; as amended by Supreme Court Order No. 08-8300-40, effective December 15,
2008.]
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