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Judiciary panel advances bill letting parents seek restraining orders for minors abused outside the home
Summary
After a public hearing that included a parent—s testimony, the House Judiciary Committee recommended passage of HB 187-FN to let parents or guardians file restraining orders on behalf of minors against people who are not family or household members.
The House Judiciary Committee voted to recommend passage of HB 187-FN, a bill that would allow parents or guardians to file restraining or protective orders on behalf of their minor children against alleged abusers who are not members of the child—s family or household.
Representative Robert Belcher, who introduced the bill, told the committee he brought the legislation after a constituent described being unable to obtain a restraining order to protect a child. "Presently ... the courts have interpreted a prohibition on parents filing for restraining orders on behalf of their children in most cases, in all cases outside of the household,"…
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