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Committee Considers Extending Temporary Protective Orders, Adding Limited Financial Relief (HB 497)
Summary
Sponsors asked the Judiciary Committee to extend the temporary-protective-order window from 7 to 14 days and to allow courts to award limited financial losses caused by abuse. Advocates and MSBA supported extension; judiciary raised narrow concerns about scope of monetary relief but did not oppose the 14-day change.
Delegate Simpson and coalition witnesses described House Bill 497 as a practical set of improvements to the protective-order process. The bill would extend the temporary protective-order (TPO) period from seven to 14 days to reduce postponements and allow more time for service and counsel access. It also would permit courts at final hearings to…
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