a) All petitioners shall be present for the hearing on the petition. The date for the hearing will be on the Emergency Protective Order. Should the Petitioner fail to appear for the hearing there may be a Bench Warrant for the Petitioner's arrest for Contempt of Court.

b) In the event an Emergency Protective Order (EPO) or a Domestic Violence Order (DVO) is issued against a Respondent, the Petitioner shall not take any action to cause the Respondent to violate any terms of the above EPO/DVO (example: the Petitioner causes contact with the Respondent where that is prohibited, etc...)

In the event the Petitioner commits a violation of the above, the Petitioner shall be subject to the Contempt powers of this Court.

c) In the event the EPO/DVO is issued, it shall not be dropped unless done so by the Court. Unless and until the EPO/DVO is dismissed, the terms of the Order shall be strictly enforced. Subsection (b) above shall apply until the above Order is dismissed.

d) No EPO or DVO will be dismissed by the Court until the Petitioner appears in the office of the Circuit Clerk and fills out the appropriate forms to have this done. The Clerk shall assign a hearing date on the next available Tuesday, personally advise the Petitioner and send a Court Notice to the Respondent putting him/her on notice of the request to dismiss.

Thereafter, the Court will determine if the EPO/DVO shall be dismissed. ALL Orders and the terms of this Order shall apply until the EPO/DVO is dismissed by this Court.

e) The Clerk shall provide a copy of this Order to all Petitioners when application is made for an EPO or DVO.