8.3.6 Permanent Protective Orders

The PSFVRA mandates permanent protective orders for victims.1  Under the PSFVRA, all orders entered in family violence cases shall include an injunction against abuse. This rule applies for any family violence case and does not require proof of a “history” of family violence.2  The Act defines “Injunction” to include specifically enumerated protections.3  Unless otherwise specified, the injunctions are permanent.

• 1La. R.S. 9:366.
• 2Only the PSFVRA’s custodial presumption requires that petitioner show a “history” of family violence that includes either more than one incident of family violence, or one incident resulting in serious bodily injury. La. R.S. 9:364(A).
• 3La. R.S. 9:362(5).