Restraining Orders

You are eligible to file for a Family Abuse Prevention Act restraining order if you have experienced domestic abuse within the last 180 days and are in imminent danger of further abuse¹ by a family or household member. When calculating the 180-day time period, any time during which the abuser was in prison or was living more than 100 miles from you does not count as part of the 180-day period. A “family or household member” is defined as:

• a current or former spouse;
• an adult related by blood, marriage, or adoption;
• someone you are living with or have lived with in the past and had a sexual relationship with (“cohabitation”);
• someone you have been in a sexually intimate relationship with, within two years immediately before filing the restraining order petition; or
• someone who you have a child with.²

If you are not eligible for a Family Abuse Prevention Act (“FAPA”) restraining order, you may be eligible for a stalking protection order, a sexual abuse protective order, or a restraining order for the elderly and disabled.

¹ O.R.S. § 107.710(6)
² O.R.S. § 107.705(4)