According to Florida case law, if you are the person against whom a restraining order is being sought, if you don't show up to the hearing you still may be able to challenge the sufficiency of the notice of hearing: Mr. Traughber, who lived in Pinellas County, was...

According to Florida law, the elements needed for a stalking injunction include the petitioner specifically alleging that he or she is a victim of stalking because the respondent has either: 1) committed stalking; 2) has previously threatened, harassed, stalked,...

According to Florida case law, an isolated incident of domestic violence that occurred years before a petition is filed will not support the issuance of an injunction in the absence of additional current allegations: [A]n isolated incident of domestic violence that...

According to Florida law, it takes two incidents of harassment to satisfy the requirements for an injunction against stalking under Florida Statute 784.048: “[B]y its statutory definition, stalking requires proof of repeated acts.” Lukacs v. Luton, 982 So. 2d 1217,...

According to Florida law, ex-parte domestic violence injunctions are effective for a fixed period not exceeding 15 days. However, if necessary, the court may grant a continuance to extend the Domestic Violence injunction beyond this time frame: (c) Any such ex parte...

According to Florida law, there are 8 ways someone can violate a domestic violence restraining order: 1. Refusing to vacate the dwelling that the parties share; 2. Going to, or being within 500 feet of, the petitioner’s residence, school, place of employment, or a...

According to Florida law, both case law and statutory law, a victim must provide competent, substantial evidence that he or she is in imminent danger (see a list of 10 factors below) of becoming a victim of domestic violence in order for a domestic violence...

According to Florida case law, a victim needs competent, substantial evidence of stalking which can include a pattern of conduct composed of a series of acts over a period of time: Here, the petitioner testified to multiple occasions where the minor child shouted...