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N.Y. Family Court Act § 740: Temporary order of protection

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  1. Family Court Act
  2. Article 7. Proceedings Concerning Whether a Person Is In Need of Supervision
  3. Part 3. Preliminary Procedure

§ 740. Temporary order of protection. (a) Upon the filing of a

petition under this article, the court for good cause shown may issue a

temporary order of protection which may contain any of the provisions

authorized on the making of an order of protection under section seven

hundred fifty-nine.

(b) A temporary order of protection is not a finding of wrongdoing.

(c) The court may issue or extend a temporary order of protection ex

parte or on notice simultaneously with the issuance of a warrant

directing that the respondent be arrested and brought before the court

pursuant to section seven hundred thirty-eight of this part.

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