What is a Preliminary Injunction in a divorce?
A Preliminary InjunctionThis is a court order that goes into effect, by law, whenever a Petition for Dissolution (Divorce) is filed or for certain custody matters. See A.R.S. § 25-315 and A.R.S. § 25-808. It prevents the parties from doing certain things, including removing children out of state. The…Read more about Preliminary Injunction protects both parties during a pending divorce. It prevents people from taking certain actions to remove property or children from the Court’s JurisdictionThe authority of a Court to hear and decide a certain issue. Each court’s ability to hear cases are defined either by a Constitutional provision, or, more commonly, by an Act of Congress (for Federal courts) or the state legislature (for state courts).Read more about Jurisdiction. It also prevents certain other actions that spouses sometimes undertake to hurt their spouse in a divorce proceeding.