{"data":{"id":"us-vt/33-v.s.a.-5115","jurisdiction":"us-vt","citation":"33 V.S.A. § 5115","heading":"Protective order","body":"(a) On motion of a party or on the court’s own motion, the court may make an order restraining or otherwise controlling the conduct of a person if the court finds that such conduct is or may be detrimental or harmful to a child.\n(b) The person against whom the order is directed shall be served with notice of the motion and the grounds therefor and be given an opportunity to be heard.\n(c) Upon a showing that there is a risk of immediate harm to a child, the court may issue a protective order ex parte. A hearing on the motion shall be held no more than 10 days after the issuance of the order.\n(d) The court may review any protective order at a subsequent hearing to determine whether the order should remain in effect.\n(e) A person who is the subject of an order issued pursuant to this section and who intentionally violates a provision of the order that concerns contact between the child and that person shall be punished in accordance with 13 V.S.A. § 1030.","path":["Title 33: Human Services","Chapter 051: General Provisions"],"source_url":"https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/33/051/05115","current_through":"2025 session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T17:17:11Z","sha256":"4b1511f82a2d5ac6dadbb85d5f5c3787afc96ecf80b39b8d004dcc3bf8ab11dd","source_id":"us-vt","stale":false,"prev":"us-vt/33-v.s.a.-5114","next":"us-vt/33-v.s.a.-5116"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}