455.523. Full order of protection--relief available. - Missouri Statutes

Full order of protection--relief available.

455.523. 1. Any full order of protection granted under sections455.500 to 455.538 shall be to protect the victim from abuse and mayinclude:

(1) Temporarily enjoining the respondent from abusing, threatening toabuse, molesting or disturbing the peace of the victim;

(2) Temporarily enjoining the respondent from entering the familyhome of the victim, except as specifically authorized by the court;

(3) Temporarily enjoining the respondent from having any contact withthe victim, except as specifically authorized by the court.

2. When the court has, after hearing for any full order ofprotection, issued an order of protection, it may, in addition:

(1) Award custody of any minor child born to or adopted by theparties when the court has jurisdiction over such child and no prior orderregarding custody is pending or has been made, and the best interests ofthe child require such order be issued;

(2) Award visitation;

(3) Award child support in accordance with supreme court rule 88.01and chapter 452, RSMo;

(4) Award maintenance to petitioner when petitioner and respondentare lawfully married in accordance with chapter 452, RSMo;

(5) Order respondent to make or to continue to make rent or mortgagepayments on a residence occupied by the victim if the respondent is foundto have a duty to support the victim or other dependent household members;

(6) Order the respondent to participate in a court-approvedcounseling program designed to help child abusers stop violent behavior orto treat substance abuse;

(7) Order the respondent to pay, to the extent that he or she isable, the costs of his or her treatment, together with the treatment costsincurred by the victim;

(8) Order the respondent to pay a reasonable fee for housing andother services that have been provided or that are being provided to thevictim by a shelter for victims of domestic violence.

(L. 1987 H.B. 598 § 10, A.L. 1995 S.B. 174)