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Home » US Law » 2020 Arkansas Code » Title 9 - Family Law » Subtitle 2 - Domestic Relations » Chapter 15 - Domestic Abuse Act » Subchapter 2 - Judicial Proceedings » § 9-15-216. Mutual orders of protection — Separate orders of protection
  1. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, a circuit court shall not grant a mutual order of protection to opposing parties.

  2. (b) Separate orders of protection restraining each opposing party may only be granted in cases in which each party:

    1. (1) Has properly filed and served a petition for an order of protection;

    2. (2) Has committed domestic abuse as defined in § 9-15-103;

    3. (3) Poses a risk of violence to the other; and

    4. (4) Has otherwise satisfied all prerequisites for the type of order and remedies sought.