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N.Y. Fam. Ct. Act § 550

Temporary order of protection

2014-09-22

§ 550. Temporary order of protection. (a) Upon the filing of a\npetition or counter-claim under this article, the court for good cause\nshown may issue a temporary order of protection which may contain any of\nthe provisions authorized on the making of an order of protection under\nsection five hundred fifty-one.\n (b) A temporary order of protection is not a finding of wrongdoing.\n (c) The court may issue or extend a temporary order of protection ex\nparte or on notice simultaneously with the issuance of a warrant\ndirecting that the respondent be arrested and brought before the court\npursuant to section five hundred twenty-six of this article.\n Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions, an order of protection, or\ntemporary order of protection where applicable, may be entered against a\nformer spouse and persons who have a child in common, regardless of\nwhether such persons have been married or have lived together at any\ntime, or against a member of the same family or household as defined in\nsubdivision one of section eight hundred twelve of this act.\n

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