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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

In 2019, there were more than 2,000 protection orders filed in Montgomery County courts — almost 600 more than in 2016, according to court records. Though more people are filing protection orders many ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...