Actress Jennifer Garner has been awarded a temporary restraining order against an alleged stalker out of fear for the safety of her family.

Editors at TMZ.com claim to have obtained court documents ordering Steven Burky to stay away from Garner after he reportedly initiated contact with the actress in 2002.

Garner alleges in the declaration, "Mr. Burky has been stalking and harassing me," sending "packages and letters containing delusional and paranoid thoughts and following me around the country... his obsessive and harassing behavior has escalated to the point of becoming dangerous and threatening... I am currently pregnant and fear for the safety of my second child once born."

The documents allege Burky has shown up at her home, saying, "God has sent him a vision of her being persecuted in some manner that may result in her death." A member of Garner's security team has also submitted a declaration, adding, "Mr. Burky now represents a clear threat to Ms. Garner's life." Burky is reportedly under involuntary psychiatric hold following the Los Angeles Police Department's involvement in the case.

Garner and husband Ben Affleck share two-year-old daughter Violet and are expecting their second child in the coming months. A hearing has been scheduled for Thursday to make the order permanent.

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