Juvenile Crimes - Protective and Restraining Orders
After a judge declares wardship or terminates wardship for a juvenile under the age of 18, when proceedings for a dissolution, custody or parentage are pending, the judge may issue a protective order. If a protective order is issued, the judge must notify the court in which the proceeding is pending. Protective orders continue until modified or terminated by a subsequent juvenile court order. Once jurisdiction is terminated by the juvenile court, the protective order must be filed in the family law proceeding and must become part of the family law proceeding and may be terminated or modified by the family law court. If there is no pending family law proceeding, the protective order may be used as the sole basis for opening a file in the court in which the parent who has been awarded physical custody resides.
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