1: Fill out the Petition at the office of the District Court Commissioner in your county. Most forms used in the District Court are contained in this index.Use this form to ask the court to recognize and out-of-state protective order. In order to obtain a protective order, a petitioner must persuade a court that they have been the victim of an act of "abuse." This pamphlet is intended as a quick reference to the basic laws governing marriage and divorce in Maryland. This article is designed to give you general information on how courts decide custody and visitation rights in Maryland. Forced marriage means a marriage with 1 or more elements of force, fraud, or coercion, and where 1 or both parties do not or cannot consent to the marriage. Nursery forwarding the order is within or outside Maryland. RESTRIANING ORDER or PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION. Finding that Landmann is not a Party. 18.