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Can I get temporary custody as part of my protection order (for domestic violence) against the other parent?
If you get a protection order due to domestic violence, the order may include temporary custody of your minor children. The protection order can order that the abuser has no contact with the children, or it can arrange for a way for the abuser to have some contact.1 Be sure to tell the judge that you want temporary custody during your protection order hearing so that the judge can take your request into consideration.
1 N.M. Stat. § 40-13-5(A)
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