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This website guides you in preparing and e-filing your legal case documents, and with subsequent steps like serving notices through to final court orders Backed by courts in Lewis, Snohomish, Okanogan and other counties
Friendly online guided interviews to get 100% accurate paperwork for your local court. You can download the final PDF for free. Filing may have fees depending on the court.
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HOW IT WORKS
This website provides a guided experience to people who are working themselves on preparing the court forms for all restraining orders, family law and civil law cases.
1. Take Screening
Based on the description below, select the case that meets the needs of your situation. Then learn more and begin by answering a screening questionnaire to be sure you meet the basic needs.
2. Prepare Documents
Prepare the main set of your court documents by covering one topic at a time. Each topic offers questions in simple and non-legal language. Just do your best and in case you need help you can get reach out for help just with a few clicks.
3. Consult Advocate (Optional)
Depending on your situation, this website suggests court approved free court self help centers, victim advocacy nonprofits, or other trusted legal clinics run by law schools. These resources can help you with certain aspects of the case, review your documents, and assist with safety planning.
4. E-file to Court
Submit the paperwork to officially begin the legal process. You can e-file along with payment (or ask for fee waiver) or may be required print and drop the paper work to visit your local Superior Court.
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Alabama
This court order protects a person who has been stalked as defined by RSA 633:3-a.The person who wants protection (“the plaintiff”) files the case against the other party (“the defendant”). There does not need to be a special relationship between the plaintiff and the defendant. A person who has been stalked by a family member, household member, or current or former intimate partner might also qualify for a Domestic Violence Order of Protection.
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A Civil Restraining Order is court order telling someone (“the defendant”) to stay away from or to stop an action that directly affects the person asking for the order (“the plaintiff”). There are no special relationships or specific criminal acts that are needed to ask for a Civil Restraining Order.
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Alaska
This court order protects a person who has been abused by a family or household member or by a current or former sexual or intimate partner as defined in LA R.S. 46:2132(3), (4); LA R.S. 15:1503(2)
Similar to a protective order for domestic abuse, a sexual assault protective order is a court order that can protect you from an abuser if you are the victim of nonconsensual sexual contact.1 Unlike the protective order for domestic abuse, you do not need to have a specific relationship with the abuser to get a sexual assault protective order. LA R.S. § 46:2184
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Any victim of stalking or cyberstalking can apply for a protective order against the stalker. Therefore, if you are being stalked by an acquaintance, a co-worker, etc., you may be eligible for a protective order. LA R.S. § 46:2173
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Arizona
This court order protects a person who has been abused by a family or household member or by a current or former sexual or intimate partner as defined in (Arizona Revised Statutes § 13-3602)
This court order is aimed at protecting individuals from harassment or threats by someone who isn't a family member. This order prohibits contact and specific behaviors. (Arizona Revised Statutes § 12-1809))
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Only an employer can ask for a workplace violence restraining order to protect an employee who has suffered stalking, serious harassment, violence, or a credible (real) threat of violence at the workplace. An employee cannot ask for this restraining order. (Arizona Revised Statutes § 12-1810))
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Arkansas
This order is often associated with criminal cases and can be issued to protect a victim from contact by the offender, including cases related to stalking or harassment. (Arkansas Code § 5-4-303)
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An injunction against workplace violence is designed to prevent future harm from an abuser at the workplace. The employer, not the victim, applies for this injunction. (A.C.A. § 11-5-115(a)(3))
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California
Only a private school administration can request this type of restraining order to protect a student (and their family) from threats of violence on campus.
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This is aimed at senior citizens (over 65) or other disabled persons. This protection order is aimed at protection them from someone who is mistreating them or exploiting them financially or an abusive caregiver.
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Only an employer can ask for a workplace violence restraining order to protect an employee who has suffered stalking, serious harassment, violence, or a credible (real) threat of violence at the workplace. An employee cannot ask for this restraining order.
Colorado
This court order protects a person who has been abused by a family or household member or by a current or former sexual or intimate partner as defined in Colorado Revised Statutes § 13-14-104.5.
Connecticut
This court order protects a person who has been abused by a family or household member or by a current or former sexual or intimate partner as defined in Connecticut General Statutes § 46b-15.
A risk protection order can be issued by a judge to prohibit a person who is age 18 or older from having or buying firearms or other deadly weapons or ammunition. As part of the risk protection order, the judge will issue a warrant for the police to enter into the individual’s home or any other place and take (seize) all firearms, deadly weapons, and ammunition. (C.G.S. § 29-38c(a))
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It is a court order that tells someone (“the defendant”) to stay away from or to stop an action that directly affects the person asking for the order (“the plaintiff”). There are no special relationships or specific criminal acts that are needed to ask for a Civil Restraining Order. (Connecticut General Statutes § 52-572m)
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Delaware
Domestic Violence Protection Orders are issued to victims of domestic violence, abuse, or threats by family or household members. (W.S.) Chapter 35, sections 35-21-101 to 35-21-118.
This court order protects a person who has been stalked as defined by W.S. Chapter 7, sections 7-3-101 to 7-3-511. The person who wants protection (“the plaintiff”) files the case against the other party (“the defendant”). There does not need to be a special relationship between the plaintiff and the defendant. A person who has been stalked by a family member, household member, or current or former intimate partner might also qualify for a Domestic Violence Order of Protection.
Harassment Protection Orders are issued to victims of harassment, including threats or intimidation. These orders provide protection against further harassment or contact by the perpetrator. W.S. Chapter 7, sections 7-3-101 to 7-3-511.
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Florida
Restraining Order against stalking which is defined as someone who is purposefully following or harassing you repeatedly over a period of time for no legitimate purpose, causing you emotional stress. If in doing so, he/she threatens your life or threatens to harm you, with the intent to cause you to reasonable fear for your safety, then the act becomes aggravated.
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Restraining order for Repeat Violence means any assault, battery, sexual battery, or stalking by a person against any other person. Repeat Violence means two incidents of violence or stalking committed by the respondent, one of which must have been within six months of the filing of the petition, which are directed against the petitioner or the petitioner's immediate family member(s) that is a minor. All others must file their own petition.
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Dating violence means violence between individuals who have or have had a continuing and significant relationship of a romantic or intimate nature.
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Georgia
If an abuser is following the victim in person in a disturbing way, or contacting them over text or social media in a harassing way then the victim can get a Stalking Protective Order (O.C.G.A. § 16-5-90(a)(1))
A victim can get a dating violence protective order when someone they dated hurts them physically, or stalks them, or threatens them as defined in Ga. Code § 19-13A-1(2).
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Hawaii
This order is designed to protect individuals from domestic violence, including harassment or threats from family or household members. It can include restrictions on contact and other safety measures. (Alaska Statutes § 18.66.100)
It is aimed at protecting individuals from stalking, sexual assault, or harassment. This order prohibits contact and specific behaviors related to stalking or sexual assault. (Alaska Statutes § 18.65.850)
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Idaho
Civil Protection Orders are issued to victims of harassment, stalking, or threats by individuals who are not family or household members. (Idaho Code Title 18, Chapter 79, sections 18-7901 to 18-7905)
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No Contact Orders may be issued as part of criminal cases to protect victims or witnesses from contact or harassment by the defendant. (Idaho Code Title 19, Chapter 53, sections 19-5301 to 19-5306)
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Illinois
For cases of sexual assault where there is no relationship with the abuser
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For incidents of stalking, filed by a victim, or on behalf of a child, elderly or disabled individual
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Indiana
As per Indiana Code Title 34, Article 26, Chapter 5, this order provides protection from domestic violence, including harassment or threats from family or household members. It can include restrictions on contact and other safeguards against
- abuse, threaten, or physical harm;
- placing you in fear of physical harm;
- Stalking;
- committing a sex offense
It is Issued in criminal cases, it prohibits the offender from contacting the victim. This can be related to cases of stalking or harassment. (Indiana Code Title 35, Article 38, Chapter 1)
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Only an employer can ask for a workplace violence restraining order to protect an employee who has suffered stalking, serious harassment, violence, or a credible (real) threat of violence at the workplace. An employee cannot ask for this restraining order. (IC § 34-26-6-6)
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Iowa
Domestic Abuse Protective Orders are issued to victims of domestic violence, abuse, or threats by family or household members. (Iowa Code Chapter 236, sections 236.2 to 236.6.)
Harassment Protective Orders are issued to victims of harassment, including stalking, by individuals who are not family or household members. (Iowa Code Chapter 236 sections 236.3A to 236.3E)
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Sexual Abuse Protective Orders are issued to victims of sexual abuse, assault, or harassment. (Iowa Code Chapter 236, sections 236.5 and 236.6.)
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Kansas
Protection from Abuse Orders are issued to victims of domestic violence, abuse, or threats by family or household members. (K.S.A.) Chapter 60, Article 31, sections 60-3101 to 60-3122.
Protection from Stalking or Sexual Assault Orders are issued to victims of stalking, sexual assault, or harassment. These orders provide protection against further contact or harassment by the perpetrator. K.S.A. Chapter 60, Article 31, specifically in sections 60-31a01 to 60-31a10.
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Protection from Workplace Violence Orders are issued to protect individuals from threats or violence in the workplace. These orders can be obtained by an employer or an individual employee. K.S.A. Chapter 60, Article 31, specifically in sections 60-31b01 to 60-31b07.
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Kentucky
Domestic Violence Orders are issued to victims of domestic violence, abuse, or threats by family or household members. (KRS) Chapter 456, sections 456.010 to 456.180.
Interpersonal Protective Orders are issued to victims of harassment, stalking, sexual assault, or other forms of abuse by individuals who are not family or household members. KRS Chapter 456, sections 456.700 to 456.725.
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Louisiana
This order aims to protect individuals from domestic violence, including physical abuse, threats, harassment, and stalking, by family or household members. (See SDCL § 25-10-3)
Specifically addresses cases of stalking behavior, providing protection against unwanted and repeated surveillance, harassment, or contact. (See SDCL § 22-19A-2)
(SDCL §§ 21-65-1(4), (13); 22-46-1(4) – (7)) defines the protection of vulnerable adults. To file for an order, you must have experienced any of the following acts committed by a caretaker, family or household member, or a person who is in a “confidential relationship” with you:
- emotional and psychological abuse
- financial exploitation
- neglect
- physical abuse
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Maine
This order is designed to protect individuals from domestic violence, including harassment or threats from family or household members. It can include restrictions on contact and other safety measures. (Alaska Statutes § 18.66.100)
It is aimed at protecting individuals from stalking, sexual assault, or harassment. This order prohibits contact and specific behaviors related to stalking or sexual assault. (Alaska Statutes § 18.65.850)
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Maryland
As defined in Maryland Code, Family Law Article, Title 4, Subtitle 5, this order is aimed at providing protection from domestic violence, including abuse or threats from family or household members. This order can include provisions restricting contact and other protective measures.
As defined in Maryland Code, Courts and Judicial Proceedings Article, Title 3, Subtitle 15, this order provides protection against someone who has committed certain offenses like harassment, stalking, or malicious destruction of property, but the parties typically don't have a specific domestic relationship.
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An extreme risk protective order is a civil order that restricts a respondent’s access to guns in certain situations to protect him/her and others. ( MD Code, Public Safety § 5-605(c)(3))
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Massachusetts
There are multiple names of this order: 209A order, an abuse prevention order, a restraining order, or a protective order.
An abuse prevention order is limited to someone with whom you have a specific types of relationship (family, intimate, residential).
You can ask for an abuse prevention order (209A order) from a judge if the person abusing you is:
- Someone who you are or were married to
- Someone who you are or were living with
- A family member related by blood or marriage
- The parent of your child, even if you were never married, or
- Someone who you are or have been in a serious dating or engagement relationship with
and you’re suffering from abuse because the person using abuse has:
- Harmed or attempted to harm you physically
- Caused you to fear that you’re likely to be physically hurt at any moment, or
- Forced you to have sex or threatened you into having sex
The harassment prevention law, commonly called Chapter 258E , is there to protect you against someone who is harassing, stalking or sexually assaulting you, no matter what your relationship with them might be
Michigan
This type of Personal Protection Order is available to individuals who have experienced domestic violence, including abuse or threats of abuse, from a current or former spouse, romantic partner, someone with whom they share a child, or a resident or former resident of the same household.
This type of Personal Protection Order is available to individuals who have experienced stalking behavior, such as unwanted surveillance, following, or harassment, from someone with whom they do not have a domestic relationship.
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This type of Personal Protection Order is available to victims of sexual assault who wish to obtain protection from their assailant
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Minnesota
Aimed at protecting individuals from domestic violence, including abuse or threats from family or household members. This order can include provisions restricting contact and other protective measures. (Minnesota Statutes § 518B.01))
Mississippi
This order is designed to protect individuals from domestic violence, including harassment or threats from family or household members. It can include restrictions on contact and other safety measures. (Alaska Statutes § 18.66.100)
It is aimed at protecting individuals from stalking, sexual assault, or harassment. This order prohibits contact and specific behaviors related to stalking or sexual assault. (Alaska Statutes § 18.65.850)
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Missouri
This court order protects a person who has been abused by a family or household member or by a current or former sexual or intimate partner as defined in (Missouri Revised Statutes § 455.010 et seq.)
This court order protects a person who has been stalked as defined by Missouri Revised Statutes § 455.035. The person who wants protection (“the plaintiff”) files the case against the other party (“the defendant”). There does not need to be a special relationship between the plaintiff and the defendant. A person who has been stalked by a family member, household member, or current or former intimate partner might also qualify for a Domestic Violence Order of Protection.
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Missouri law defines a “child” as someone who is under 17 and not emancipated. An order of protection for a child may be available to a minor who was the victim of domestic violence by a present or former household member; stalking or sexual assault by anyone.(Missouri Revised Statutes § 455.030)
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Montana
This order is designed to protect individuals from domestic violence, including harassment or threats from family or household members. It can include restrictions on contact and other safety measures. (Alaska Statutes § 18.66.100)
It is aimed at protecting individuals from stalking, sexual assault, or harassment. This order prohibits contact and specific behaviors related to stalking or sexual assault. (Alaska Statutes § 18.65.850)
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Nebraska
This order is designed to protect individuals from domestic violence, including harassment or threats from family or household members. It can include restrictions on contact and other safety measures. (Alaska Statutes § 18.66.100)
It is aimed at protecting individuals from stalking, sexual assault, or harassment. This order prohibits contact and specific behaviors related to stalking or sexual assault. (Alaska Statutes § 18.65.850)
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Nevada
New Hampshire
This order is designed to protect individuals from domestic violence, including harassment or threats from family or household members. It can include restrictions on contact and other safety measures. (Alaska Statutes § 18.66.100)
It is aimed at protecting individuals from stalking, sexual assault, or harassment. This order prohibits contact and specific behaviors related to stalking or sexual assault. (Alaska Statutes § 18.65.850)
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New Jersey
This order is designed to protect individuals from domestic violence, including harassment or threats from family or household members. It can include restrictions on contact and other safety measures. (Alaska Statutes § 18.66.100)
It is aimed at protecting individuals from stalking, sexual assault, or harassment. This order prohibits contact and specific behaviors related to stalking or sexual assault. (Alaska Statutes § 18.65.850)
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New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
This kind of protection order from someone you
- were/are married
- live or lived together
- had a consensual sexual relationship
- are related -- parent, step-parent, child, step-child, grandchild, grandparent, sibling, aunt, uncle, niece or nephew
- have children together, or are expecting a child.
The order can place restrictions on the respondent/defendant if the court finds the respondent/defendant committed violence (or threatened violence or attempted violence) against the petitioner. Read More
An expunction is a legal process to remove a criminal conviction or a criminal charge from a person’s record and to seal or destroy the state’s records of the arrest, charge, and/or conviction. A person who has had an expunction granted generally cannot be found guilty of perjury if he or she denies that the arrest, charge, or conviction ever happened. Read more
This is a motion. In our court system, a motion is what we call any request made to the court or a judge to do something in your favor. Read more
North Dakota
This order is designed to protect individuals from domestic violence, including harassment or threats from family or household members. It can include restrictions on contact and other safety measures. (Alaska Statutes § 18.66.100)
It is aimed at protecting individuals from stalking, sexual assault, or harassment. This order prohibits contact and specific behaviors related to stalking or sexual assault. (Alaska Statutes § 18.65.850)
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Ohio
Oklahoma
DVPOs are issued to protect individuals who are victims of domestic violence, abuse, or harassment by a family or household member. The legal reference for DVPOs in Oklahoma can be found in the Protection from Domestic Abuse Act, specifically in Title 22, Section 60.1 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
VPOs are similar to DVPOs but are issued to victims of stalking, harassment, or assault by someone who is not a family or household member. The legal reference for VPOs can be found in Title 22, Section 60.2 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
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EPOs are temporary orders issued by law enforcement officers or judges to provide immediate protection to victims of domestic violence, stalking, or harassment. These orders are typically issued in emergency situations and are valid for a short period, usually until a hearing can be held for a more permanent protective order. The legal reference for EPOs can be found in Title 22, Section 60.3 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
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Oregon
This court order protects a person who has been stalked as defined by RSA 633:3-a.The person who wants protection (“the plaintiff”) files the case against the other party (“the defendant”). There does not need to be a special relationship between the plaintiff and the defendant. A person who has been stalked by a family member, household member, or current or former intimate partner might also qualify for a Domestic Violence Order of Protection.
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A Civil Restraining Order is court order telling someone (“the defendant”) to stay away from or to stop an action that directly affects the person asking for the order (“the plaintiff”). There are no special relationships or specific criminal acts that are needed to ask for a Civil Restraining Order.
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Pennsylvania
This protection order is for victims of domestic violence or abused by a family member, current or former sexual partner or current or former spouse. It can prohibit the abuser from having contact with, harassing, abusing, stalking or communicating with the victim. PFAs do not require the abuser to stay away a certain distance of another person, as restraining orders do in other states. (Title 23, Chapter 61, Section 6101 et seq)
Sexual Violence Protection Order (SVPO) is a restraining order designed to protect victims of sexual violence from further abuse by their abuser who is neither their intimate partner nor family member. SVPO can be filed independent of a criminal case. (Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, Title 42, Chapter 62A, Section 62A01 et seq)
An adult (parent/guardian) can file a Protection From Intimidation (PFI) for a minor for harassment and stalking by an adult abuser who is neither an intimate relationship nor a family member PFIs cannot be granted in cases involving two minors, two adults, or where a minor is harassing or stalking an adult. (Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, Title 42, Chapter 62A, Section 62A01 et seq.)
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Rhode Island
This order is designed to protect individuals from domestic violence, including harassment or threats from family or household members. It can include restrictions on contact and other safety measures. (Alaska Statutes § 18.66.100)
It is aimed at protecting individuals from stalking, sexual assault, or harassment. This order prohibits contact and specific behaviors related to stalking or sexual assault. (Alaska Statutes § 18.65.850)
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South Carolina
This order is designed to protect individuals from domestic abuse, including harassment or threats from family or household members. It can include restrictions on contact and other safety measures. (South Carolina Code of Laws § 20-4-60)
This court order protects a person who has been stalked as defined by the South Carolina Code of Laws § 16-3-1750. The person who wants protection (“the plaintiff”) files the case against the other party (“the defendant”). There does not need to be a special relationship between the plaintiff and the defendant. A person who has been stalked by a family member, household member, or current or former intimate partner might also qualify for a Domestic Violence Order of Protection.
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A permanent restraining order is a civil order that can be issued based on a conviction for certain criminal offenses. It can protect not only victims of crime but also witnesses who helped the prosecution during the criminal court proceedings. S.C. Code § 16-3-1920(C)
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South Dakota
This order is designed to protect individuals from domestic violence, including harassment or threats from family or household members. It can include restrictions on contact and other safety measures. (Alaska Statutes § 18.66.100)
It is aimed at protecting individuals from stalking, sexual assault, or harassment. This order prohibits contact and specific behaviors related to stalking or sexual assault. (Alaska Statutes § 18.65.850)
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Tennessee
This court order protects a person who has been abused by a family or household member or by a current or former sexual or intimate partner. It aims to prevent contact and can include provisions regarding residency, custody, and financial support. (Tennessee Code § 36-3-605)
This court order is designed to safeguard individuals who have experienced sexual assault. It restricts contact or communication with the offender. (Tennessee Code § 40-11-106)
This court order offers protection from stalking or sexual assault. This order prohibits contact and certain behaviors from the offender. There does not need to be a special relationship between the plaintiff and the defendant. A person who has been stalked by a family member, household member, or current or former intimate partner might also qualify for a Domestic Violence Order of Protection. (Tennessee Code § 39-17-315):
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This is aimed at senior citizens (over 65) or other disabled persons. This protection order is aimed at protection them from someone who is mistreating them or exploiting them financially or an abusive caregiver.
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Only an employer can ask for a workplace violence restraining order to protect an employee who has suffered stalking, serious harassment, violence, or a credible (real) threat of violence at the workplace. An employee cannot ask for this restraining order.
Texas
Utah
This kind of protection order from someone you
- were/are married
- live or lived together
- had a consensual sexual relationship
- are related -- parent, step-parent, child, step-child, grandchild, grandparent, sibling, aunt, uncle, niece or nephew
- have children together, or are expecting a child.
The order can place restrictions on the respondent if the court finds the respondent committed violence (or threatened violence or attempted violence) against the petitioner. Read More
This kind of protection order from someone you
- A social relationship of a romantic or intimate nature, or a relationship which has romance or intimacy as a goal by one or both parties, regardless of whether the relationship involves sexual intimacy.
A dating relationship does not mean casual fraternization in a business, educational, or social context.
The order can place restrictions on the respondent if the court finds the respondent committed violence (or threatened violence or attempted violence) against the petitioner. Read More
This kind of protection order from someone you
- have no relationship, but were sexually assaulted by them
The order can place restrictions on the respondent if the court finds the respondent committed violence (or threatened violence or attempted violence) against the petitioner. Read More
Vermont
This order is designed to protect individuals from domestic violence, including harassment or threats from family or household members. It can include restrictions on contact and other safety measures. (Alaska Statutes § 18.66.100)
It is aimed at protecting individuals from stalking, sexual assault, or harassment. This order prohibits contact and specific behaviors related to stalking or sexual assault. (Alaska Statutes § 18.65.850)
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Virginia
This court order protects a person who has been abused by a family or household member or by a current or former sexual or intimate partner as defined in a. Code § 16.1-279.1.
This court order offered to safeguard individuals from stalking, sexual battery, or serious threats. as defined by Va. Code § 19.2-152.9. The person who wants protection (“the plaintiff”) files the case against the other party (“the defendant”). There does not need to be a special relationship between the plaintiff and the defendant. A person who has been stalked by a family member, household member, or current or former intimate partner might also qualify for a Domestic Violence Order of Protection.
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To get this protective order, an act of violence, force, or threat means any act that involves violence, force, or threat; and results in physical injury; or reasonably makes you fear death, sexual assault, or physical injury. (Va. Code § 19.2-152.7:1)
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Washington
West Virginia
This order is designed to protect individuals from domestic violence, including harassment or threats from family or household members. It can include restrictions on contact and other safety measures. (Alaska Statutes § 18.66.100)
It is aimed at protecting individuals from stalking, sexual assault, or harassment. This order prohibits contact and specific behaviors related to stalking or sexual assault. (Alaska Statutes § 18.65.850)
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Wisconsin
This order is designed to protect individuals from domestic violence, including harassment or threats from family or household members. It can include restrictions on contact and other safety measures. (Alaska Statutes § 18.66.100)
It is aimed at protecting individuals from stalking, sexual assault, or harassment. This order prohibits contact and specific behaviors related to stalking or sexual assault. (Alaska Statutes § 18.65.850)
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Wyoming
This order is designed to protect individuals from domestic violence, including harassment or threats from family or household members. It can include restrictions on contact and other safety measures. (Alaska Statutes § 18.66.100)
It is aimed at protecting individuals from stalking, sexual assault, or harassment. This order prohibits contact and specific behaviors related to stalking or sexual assault. (Alaska Statutes § 18.65.850)
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Law enforcement serves the respondent respondent.
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Law enforcement serves the respondent respondent.
However, any adult other than the petitioner can deliver the documents to the respondent to complete the service. The reason for doing that could be to ensure the hearing is not delayed.
Service deadline is 7 days before the next hearing (or technically 5 court days). Please check if there's a WA court holiday then that day is not counted as a court day and you need to serve 8 days before the hearing.
Law enforcement serves the respondent respondent.
However, any adult other than the petitioner can deliver the documents to the respondent to complete the service. The reason for doing that could be to ensure the hearing is not delayed.
Service deadline is 7 days before the next hearing (or technically 5 court days). Please check if there's a WA court holiday then that day is not counted as a court day and you need to serve 8 days before the hearing.
Law enforcement serves the respondent respondent.
However, any adult other than the petitioner can deliver the documents to the respondent to complete the service. The reason for doing that could be to ensure the hearing is not delayed.
Service deadline is 7 days before the next hearing (or technically 5 court days). Please check if there's a WA court holiday then that day is not counted as a court day and you need to serve 8 days before the hearing.
Law enforcement serves the respondent respondent.
However, any adult other than the petitioner can deliver the documents to the respondent to complete the service. The reason for doing that could be to ensure the hearing is not delayed.
Service deadline is 7 days before the next hearing (or technically 5 court days). Please check if there's a WA court holiday then that day is not counted as a court day and you need to serve 8 days before the hearing.
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