Tribe: Yankton Sioux Tribe of South Dakota
Sec. 14-6-1 Relief by the Court
Upon notice and hearing, the court may provide relief as follows:
A. Restrain the abusing party from committing acts of elder abuse.
B. Exclude the abusing party from the dwelling which the parties share or from the residence of the petitioner.
C. Order the abusing party to participate in treatment or counseling services.
D. Award temporary use and possession of property and restrain one or both parties from transferring, encumbering, concealing, or disposing of property except in the usual course of business or for the necessities of life, and to account to the court for all such transfers, encumbrances, dispositions, and expenditures made after the order is served or communicated to the party restrained in open court.
E. Order, at its discretion, other relief as it deems necessary for the protection of a family or household member, including order or directives to the Public Safety Division, the Yankton Sioux Tribe. Any relief granted by the order for protection shall be for a fixed period not to exceed one year, except when the court determines a longer fixed period is appropriate.
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