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    SECTION 740

    Temporary order of protection

    Family Court Act (FCT) CHAPTER 686, ARTICLE 7, PART 3

    § 740. Temporary order of protection. (a) Upon the filing of a
    petition under this article, the court for good cause shown may issue a
    temporary order of protection which may contain any of the provisions
    authorized on the making of an order of protection under section seven
    hundred fifty-nine.

    (b) A temporary order of protection is not a finding of wrongdoing.

    (c) The court may issue or extend a temporary order of protection ex
    parte or on notice simultaneously with the issuance of a warrant
    directing that the respondent be arrested and brought before the court
    pursuant to section seven hundred thirty-eight of this part.