Text of the provision
Sec. 20. Priority of Application for a Protection Order. – Ex parte and adversarial hearings to determine the basis of applications for a protection order under this Act shall have priority over all other proceedings. Barangay officials and the courts shall schedule and conduct hearings on applications for a protection order under this Act above all other business and, if necessary, suspend other proceedings in order to hear applications for a protection order.
Anti-Violence Against Women and Their Children Act of 2004, Republic Act No. 9262 (2004). Reproduced in full from the official enactment and verified word-for-word against the LawPhil and ChanRobles renderings.
What this section means
Gives hearings on protection order applications priority over all other proceedings. Barangay officials and courts must take them up above all other business and, if necessary, suspend other proceedings to hear them.
Related provisions
- Section 19 — Legal Separation Cases.
- Section 21 — Violation Of Protection Orders.
Cases citing this section
- Authorities on this section will be added here as each is verified against primary sources.