DOMESTIC RELATIONS Family Violence: Provide that a Hearing Shall Be Held Within Ten Days of the Filing of a Family Violence Petition or as Soon as Practical Thereafter, But in No Case Later Than Thirty Days After the Filing of a Family Violence Petition; Provide for the Conversion of Protective Orders to Permanent Orders
Baer, Elizabeth T.
Abstract
This portion of the Act, pertaining to petitions seeking relief from family violence, extends the length of time between the petition and the time of the hearing from ten to thirty days. Further, it gives the court discretion to convert a temporary order granting relief from family violence to a permanent order.