Indiana Code
Chapter 5. Indiana Civil Protection Order Act
34-26-5-14. Prohibition on Mutual Orders

Sec. 14. (a) A court may not grant a mutual order for protection to opposing parties.
(b) If both parties allege injury, the parties shall do so by separate petitions. The trial court shall review each petition separately in an individual or a consolidated hearing and grant or deny each petition on the petition's individual merits. If the trial court finds cause to grant both petitions, the court shall do so by separate orders with specific findings justifying the issuance of each order.
As added by P.L.133-2002, SEC.56.

Structure Indiana Code

Indiana Code

Title 34. Civil Law and Procedure

Article 26. Special Proceedings: Injunctions and Restraining Orders

Chapter 5. Indiana Civil Protection Order Act

34-26-5-1. Prevention of Domestic Violence, Family Violence, and Harassment

34-26-5-2. Persons Eligible to File Petition for Order of Protection; Petition on Behalf of a Child; Prohibition on Mutual Orders; Jurisdiction for Order Sought Against a Minor

34-26-5-3. Forms; Clerical Assistance; Protective Order Registry

34-26-5-4. Jurisdiction; Venue

34-26-5-5. Duty to Inform Court of Other Legal Proceedings Involving a Party or Child of a Party

34-26-5-6. Rules

34-26-5-7. Address Confidentiality

34-26-5-8. Use of Forms; Transmission to Clerk

34-26-5-9. Ex Parte Orders; Relief After Notice and Hearing; Duties of Issuing Court; Effective Dates; Burden of Proof; Superseding Orders; Presumptions

34-26-5-10. Hearing After Ex Parte Order

34-26-5-11. Exclusion From Residence Not Waived by Invitation From Petitioner

34-26-5-12. Dismissal

34-26-5-13. Lapse of Time Between Act and Filing of Petition

34-26-5-14. Prohibition on Mutual Orders

34-26-5-15. Prohibition on Mediation

34-26-5-16. Fees

34-26-5-17. Validity of Foreign Protection Orders; Full Faith and Credit; Enforcement; Duties of Law Enforcement Officers

34-26-5-18. Orders Entered Into Indiana Data and Communication System (Idacs)

34-26-5-19. Guardian Ad Litem

34-26-5-20. Effect of Certain Protective Orders; Use of Forms

34-26-5-21. Ex Parte Order; Telephonic Services