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Orders of Protection: Duration

By Baker Associates

As discussed in previous blog articles on this site, orders of protection can be very burdensome on respondents, even to the point of giving rise to criminal contempt sanctions. Thus, a respondent who is subject to an order of protection will rightfully have a host of questions about the order. Luckily, many of the questions a respondent has about such an order can be answered by looking at the order itself. One such question a respondent may have is how long the order will be in effect. The duration of the order will almost always be stated in the order. Under Tennessee law, all orders of protection are effective for a fixed period of time not to exceed one year. However, the court may modify its order at any time if a motion is filed by either party together with an affidavit showing a change in circumstances sufficient to warrant the modification...continue to full post

Full post as published by Tennessee Criminal Lawyer Blog on April 13, 2010 (boomark / email).