The judge could decide that the abuse “happened” to you while you were in your state. Perhaps the abuser sends you threatening texts or harassing phone calls from another state but you read the messages or answer the calls while you are in your state. One of the acts of abuse “happened” in your state.Perhaps the abuser regularly travels to your state to visit you, for business, to see extended family, or the abuser lived in your state and recently fled. The abuser has a substantial connection to your state.There are a few ways that a court can have personal jurisdiction over an out-of-state abuser: This means that the court may not be able to grant an order against him/her. When you and the abuser live in different states, the judge may not have “personal jurisdiction” (power) over an out-of-state abuser. Whether a judge orders any or all of the above depends on the facts of your case. The judge can also order the abuser to stay away from the animals and not take, hide, bother, attack, threaten, or otherwise get rid of the pet or companion animal. The animals can belong to you, the abuser or a minor child of you or the abuser. 2 The judge can also grant you exclusive care, possession, or control of any pets or companion animals. The judge should also determine whether any other existing orders awarding custody or visitation rights should be modified. If the court finds that the safety of you or your children will be endangered with unsupervised visitation, the judge should restrict visitation, have it supervised, or deny visitation entirely. Note: The judge is supposed to keep in mind the safety of you and your children when deciding visitation.
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