{"id":1244,"date":"2022-06-21T11:27:45","date_gmt":"2022-06-21T11:27:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/breakthecycle.org\/i_2fii2_whoqualify\/"},"modified":"2023-12-17T20:01:14","modified_gmt":"2023-12-17T20:01:14","slug":"i_2fii2_whoqualify","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.breakthecycle.org\/i_2fii2_whoqualify\/","title":{"rendered":"Who can qualify for a domestic violence restraining order?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"o877gxqusjkh4ofpr\">In order to qualify for a domestic violence restraining order, you must have a &#8220;domestic&#8221; relationship with the abuser. Every state has its own rules for what qualifies as a domestic relationship. In almost every state, you will qualify if the abuser is someone:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>You&#8217;re married to<\/li>\n<li>You used to be married to<\/li>\n<li>You live with<\/li>\n<li>You used to live with<\/li>\n<li>In your immediate family<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"o877gxqusjkh4ofpr\">In some states, other relationships qualify, including people who are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Dating<\/li>\n<li>Involved in a sexual or intimate relationship<\/li>\n<li>Engaged to be married<\/li>\n<li>Parents of the same child<\/li>\n<li>Extended family<\/li>\n<li>Related by marriage or adoption<\/li>\n<li>Related through the foster care system<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"o877gxqusjkh4ofpr\">Because the laws are so different in every state, it is important to find out who qualifies for domestic violence restraining orders in your state.<\/p>\n<p class=\"cpx\">\u00a91998-2003 Break the Cycle. All Rights Reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In order to qualify for a domestic violence restraining order, you must have a &#8220;domestic&#8221; &#8230; <a title=\"Who can qualify for a domestic violence restraining order?\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.breakthecycle.org\/i_2fii2_whoqualify\/\" aria-label=\"More on Who can qualify for a domestic violence restraining order?\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.breakthecycle.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1244"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.breakthecycle.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.breakthecycle.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.breakthecycle.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.breakthecycle.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1244"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.breakthecycle.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1244\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4185,"href":"https:\/\/www.breakthecycle.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1244\/revisions\/4185"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.breakthecycle.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1244"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}