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Title 30 of the Alabama Code addresses marital and family relations and outlines the state’s statutory framework for preventing and responding to domestic violence.

Section 18.65.850 of the Alaska statutes allows a person who reasonably believes they are a victim of stalking or sexual assault (outside the context of domestic violence) to petition a district or superior court for a protective order.

Arizona Revised Statutes § 12-1809 establishes the procedures and enforcement mechanisms for obtaining an injunction against harassment in Arizona. The statute allows a person, or in the case of a minor, a parent or guardian, to file a verified petition in any Arizona court seeking an order prohibiting harassment, including harassment committed through electronic communication, and permits third-party petitions when the plaintiff is unable to file personally.

Arizona Revised Statutes § 13-3601 defines domestic violence as the commission of specified criminal offenses when committed within certain familial, household, or intimate relationships, including spouses or former spouses, persons with a child in common, pregnant partners, relatives, household members, or persons in a current or former romantic or sexual relationship.

In the case Benjamin v. McKinnon, the plaintiff sought an extension of protection orders she had against two defendants, a father and son. The trial court awarded the order of protection against the son, but not against the father.

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The petitioner filed for an order of protection for her minor child against the respondent, Bradley W., the child’s father. On appeal, the father argued that the trial court erred in applying section 606(e) of the Marriage Act to admit the minor child’s hearsay statements alleging sexual abuse by the father.

Under the Domestic Violence Act of Saint Lucia the act of domestic violence is broadly defined to include both mental and physical harm. Any person who is convicted of the crime of domestic violence is subject to a fine not exceeding ten thousand East Caribbean dollars, imprisonment for up to five years, or both.

The Domestic Violence Act (“The Act”), enacted in 2013, defines and addresses domestic and intimate partner violence in The Gambia. The Act defines domestic violence broadly to cover physical, sexual, emotional, verbal, psychological and economic abuse occurring within domestic relationships, including between spouses, co-habitants, and family members. The Act also provides remedies for survivors that include protection orders, occupancy orders, tenancy orders, and imposes duties on the police to respond promptly to any reported acts of domestic violence.

An offence under the Domestic Violence Act (the “Act”) is defined as controlling or abusive conduct that harms the health, safety, and well-being of any person or child. Such conduct may include physical, sexual, emotional, psychological, and economic abuse, as well as intimidation and harassment. Romantic relationships, familial relationships, parental responsibility, and cohabitation may be classified as a “domestic relationship” under this Act.