In a world where safety and security are paramount, legal mechanisms like protective orders and restraining orders play crucial roles in shielding individuals from harm. However, the differences ...

Protective orders are designed to help victims of domestic violence create a barrier between themselves and their alleged offender. In Virginia, there are basically three types of protective orders.

Victims of stalking or sexual violence in Ohio now have a new tool to walk them through how to get a civil protection order from the courts. Ohio Legal Help developed the tool to give step-by-step ...

Courts, when confronted with petitions for orders of protection from both parties in a relationship, often issue each party a temporary order of protection, both orders mirroring the other, known as ...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark — Domestic violence can often be challenging to experience and difficult to overcome. It can also be hard to discuss, but it's a conversation many Arkansans may need. A study by the ...

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - In recent months, three women have been killed by their romantic partners. On paper, they did everything right. They reported the abuse, they got protection orders – but still ...

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