6.2.1 General Principles

Injunctions under La. R.S. 9:372 are available to victims of abuse who are married to their abusers and are seeking divorce. The injunctions available under this provision are more generic and less specific than those available through other statutes and prohibit a “spouse from physically or sexually abusing the other spouse or a child of either of the parties.” The text of the statute includes no language about stay-away provisions or restricting other forms of conduct that are not already illegal.