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 ...

Petitions may be filed to shield oneself from domestic violence and other alleged offenses, but court orders are ...

We talked about protective orders with local attorney Lashandra Peoples-Johnson. She offered information about what protective orders can and cannot do, how to get one, and what kind of legal process ...

Mary Schaffer spent years doing all she could to keep herself and her children safe from her aggressive ex-husband, and was able to secure a protection order against him. Despite all her careful ...

Cassandra felt hopeless. “The police keep telling me to get a protection order, but it keeps getting denied because I haven’t had any physical abuse,” she explained. “But my ex keeps driving by, ...

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 ...

A judge has set a hearing for Friday about the parameters of a protective order dictating how former President Donald Trump and his legal team can talk about the evidence in the Jan. 6 criminal case.

The Bartholomew County judges have issued a statement regarding protective orders. An online registry shows that Bartholomew Superior Court 2 Judge Jon Rohde’s court issued significantly fewer ...

WORK? N>> PENNSYLVANIA, THE PROTECTION FROM ABUSE ACT LAYS OUT THE GUIDELINES. HERE IS HOW IT WORKS. PROTECTION FROM ABUSE ORDERS ARE GENERAYLL ISSUED IN INSTANCES BETWEEN ABUSE BETWEEN FAMILY AND ...

The Indiana Civil Protection Order Act allows for victims of domestic or family violence, sexual assault, stalking, harassment or child sex grooming to obtain protection orders against the alleged ...