a civil court order issued to prevent continuing acts of family violence
a civil court order that is designed to stop violent behavior and keep your abuser away from you
a civil order, it is not recorded on a criminal record
a document obtained from a court, the purpose of which is to eliminate contact between the two parties and to prevent abusive behavior
a final, appealable order
a judicial order published to protect victims of the violence of the family
a legal order issued by a state court which requires one person to stop harming another person
an ordered entered by a judge or magistrate to prevent continuing acts of family violence
an order entered by a judge in a domestic violence case that requires a defendant to refrain from contacting a complainant and to refrain from being within a certain distance from that complainant's place or work, school or home
an order from the court which prohibits another person from contacting, threatening or abusing you or your children
an order granted by the court that prohibits contact by one party with another person
an order issued by a court telling one person (the restrained person) to stay away from and not to hurt, threaten, or communicate with another person
an order issued by a Judge to help protect you from the person who is abusing or harassing you
an order of the court on behalf of a victim of domestic violence
a paper which is signed by a judge and tells your abuser to stop the abuse or face serious legal consequences
a proper device for preventing persons from filing suits or continuing actions merely to gain access to the other party's information for disclosure purposes
a tool that must be carefully filled out in order to help provide adequate protection for victims of domestic abuse
a type of restraining order, issued to protect a certain person or group of persons, usually family members
If an objection is made to a discovery request because it seeks information of a sensitive nature, is not relevant, or is harassing in nature, a motion is made for a protective order. A common example is medical information that is clearly irrelevant to the injuries claimed, will not lead to admissible evidence, and which is of a sensitive nature. The court may grant a protective order allowing a party or witness to not comply with a discovery request for that information. In some instances, protective orders may allow the defense attorney to review the information, but will dictate how the information is to be stored, who has access to it, and what happens to the information once the case concludes.
In litigation, an order that prevents the disclosure of sensitive information except to certain individuals under certain conditions. In a domestic dispute, an order that prevents one party from approaching another, often within a specified distance.
criminal court order to protect a family violence victim from threats or harassment by an arrested offender
Court order to protect a party or witness from further harassment, service of process or discovery by the opposing party.
