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If the judge issues a temporary protection order: this tells the abuser to not have any further contact with the victim. It tells the abuser not to have any contact with the victim and to stay away from certain places (like where the victim works or lives).

Upon motion of the party, the court shall issue a protective order prohibiting the harassment or intimidation of a victim or witness in a criminal case if the court, after a hearing, finds by a preponderance of the evidence that harassment or intimidation of an identified victim or witness in a criminal case exists or ...

A motion for protective order is a request made by one party to the court to protect them from potentially harmful actions by the other party, usually in regards to sharing information during the legal process. This can happen when one party wants to access the other party's trade secrets.

(A) Upon motion of any party or person from whom discovery is sought, the board or the administrative law judge may issue any order which is necessary to protect a party or person from annoyance, embarrassment, oppression, or undue burden or expense.

In Iowa, you have to file an action against the other party to seek enforcement of the existing court decree order. The enforcement action is formally known as an Application for Rule to Show Cause, commonly referred to as a contempt filing. This filing brings the opposing party's bad acts to the court's attention.

The Iowa Judicial Branch provides fillable and savable court forms and also interactive interviews to assist unrepresented persons in filing and completing a divorce, also known as a dissolution of marriage, without an attorney.