(a) This chapter shall be known as and may be cited as the Protection From Abuse Act.
(b) This chapter shall be liberally construed and applied to promote all of the following purposes:
(1) To assure victims of domestic violence the maximum protection from abuse that the law can provide.
(2) To create a flexible and speedy remedy to discourage violence and harassment against family members or others with whom the perpetrator has continuing contact.
(3) To expand the ability of law enforcement officers to assist victims, to enforce the law effectively in cases of domestic violence, and to prevent further incidents of abuse.
(4) To facilitate equal enforcement of criminal law by deterring and punishing violence against family members and others who are personally involved with the perpetrators.
(5) To recognize that domestic violence is a crime that will not be excused or tolerated.
(6) To provide for protection orders to prevent domestic violence and provide for court jurisdiction and venue; to provide for court hearing for petitions for relief; and to provide for the contents and the issuance of protection orders.
(Acts 1981, No. 81-476, p. 826, §1; Acts 1995, No. 95-542, p. 1126, §1; Act 2010-538, p. 919, §1.)
Notes of Decisions
Cleveland v. Cleveland, 18 So. 3d 950 (Ala. Civ. App. 2009).
· cites it 2× “” Both parties additionally testified at length regarding an incident in January 2007 during which the mother received injuries when, according to the mother, her arm became stuck in the steering wheel of the father’s truck while she was attempting to stop the father from…”
Larose v. Larose, 71 So. 3d 651 (Ala. Civ. App. 2011).
· cites it 2× “In fact, the following day, on April 19, 2010, the mother filed a petition in the Cullman Circuit Court seeking a protection-from-abuse (“PFA”) order pursuant to Ala.Code 1975, § 30-5-1 et seq., against both the paternal grandmother and the paternal aunt.”
Placey v. Placey, 51 So. 3d 374 (Ala. Civ. App. 2010).
· cites it 2× “In November 2007, Laurie Placey (“the mother”) filed a protection-from-abuse (“PFA”) petition pursuant to the Protection from Abuse Act, codified at Ala.Code 1975, § 30-5-1 et seq. (“the PFAA”), 1 against Jill Placey (“the daughter”) in the Family Court Division of the Jefferson…”
Stringer v. Stringer, 689 So. 2d 194 (Ala. Civ. App. 1997).
· cites it 2× “Second, she argues that because each party occasionally referred, during the trial, to their relationship as a "marriage," or to the other party as a "husband" or "wife," those references illustrate the parties' intent.”
Carroll v. Shoney's, Inc., 775 So. 2d 753 (Ala. 2000).
“Code 1975; Protection From Abuse Act, §§ 30-5-1 through -11, Ala.Code 1975; Stalking, §§ 13A-6-90 and -91, Ala.”
Baldwin v. Baker, 86 So. 3d 1006 (Ala. Civ. App. 2012).
· cites it 3× “In 2010, the Alabama Legislature revised the Alabama Protection from Abuse Act, codified at Ala.Code 1975, § 30-5-1 et seq., effective July 1, 2010.”
Boyd v. Ottman, 961 So. 2d 148 (Ala. Civ. App. 2006).
· cites it 3× “” See Ala.Code 1975, § 30-5-1 et seq. We affirm.”
E.L. v. C.P. (Ex parte C.P.), 253 So. 3d 401 (Ala. Civ. App. 2017).
· cites it 2× “On June 16, 2017, the mother filed a petition in the Houston Circuit Court, pursuant to Ala. Code 1975, § 30-5-1 et seq., seeking protection from alleged threats of physical abuse on the part of the father ("the protection-from-abuse action"); the mother averred that she was a…”
Batey v. Dare, 742 So. 2d 194 (Ala. Civ. App. 1999).
· cites it 4× “Acts 1995) substantially amended the Protection From Abuse Act, §§ 30-5-1 to -11, stating an intent to treat domestic violence with the same seriousness other criminal acts were treated with.”
Thomas K. Wu v. Mi Cah Wu, 37 So. 3d 792 (Ala. Civ. App. 2009).
“Code 1975, a part of the Protection from Abuse Act, § 30-5-1 et seq., Ala.Code 1975. 1 “Jurisdiction is ‘[a] court’s power to decide a case or issue a decree.”
— Ala. Code § 30-5-1(b) — 1 case
— Ala. Code § 30-5-1(b)(2) — 3 cases
Boyd v. Ottman, 961 So. 2d 148 (Ala. Civ. App. 2006).
“” See Ala.Code 1975, § 30-5-1 et seq. We affirm.”
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