Protective orders are designed to safeguard victims of domestic violence, stalking, sexual assault, and other crimes by legally requiring abusers to stay away. However, obtaining one can be daunting ...

David J. Kessler, Jami Mills Vibbert and Alex Altman of Norton Rose Fulbright US write: In the digital age, the bench and bar should recognize that protective orders should be drafted not only to ...

Leaders with King County’s Protection Order Portal and affiliated program, from left: Collen McIngalls, Children’s Justice Center of King County; Chelle Hunsinger de Enciso, victim advocate; Kelsey ...

Most people are aware of the option or ability for victims and survivors of domestic violence to obtain a restraining order against their abuse under New Jersey’s Prevention of Domestic Violence Act ...

In summer 2022, Brandon Montesi told a King County judge that he had no guns. His ex-wife, afraid for the lives of her family members and herself, said it was a lie. Montesi’s ex-wife had sought a ...

A protection order meant to safeguard Latricia Brown from her ex-husband, Mario Green, was signed but never served, resulting in her tragic death at Henry Ford Hospital. Brown had repeatedly sought ...

The Connecticut Supreme Court has just redrawn the line that separates your right to own a gun from the court’s power to take it away when a protective order is in place. Instead of treating firearm ...