You are eligible for a Maryland  Protective Order if you and the alleged abuser:

• Are current or former spouses
• Have lived together in an intimate relationship for at least 90 days during the past year
• Are related by blood, marriage, or adoption
• Are in a parent-child, or stepparent-stepchild relationship and have resided together for at least 90 days during the past year
• Are in a caretaker-vulnerable adult relationship
• Are the parents of a child together
• Have had a sexual relationship within 1 year before the filing of the petition