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Protecting Protection Orders

Another source helps to ensure protection orders are recognized | As soon as this story is posted on DomesticShelters.org and its social channels, we know what will... read more
Ask Amanda: How Can I Get Police to Take Action?

When it comes to protection order violations, expert provides advice | Q: Why is it so hard to get the police to take action when the no contact part of a protectio... read more
One Judge's Take on the Challenges of Family Court

Survivors need more resources, representation, she says | Judge Katherine Tennyson has an intimidating voice over the phone. This is the type of woman who cuts righ... read more
Representing Yourself in Court

How to prepare for your permanent protection order hearing | If you’re planning to go to court to secure a permanent order of protection against your batterer, the ... read more
Threatened Not to Testify

When abusers threaten survivors from telling their account in court, it’s considered witness tampering | Batterers are not always career criminals like the drug dea... read more
Can I Get a Protection Order if I'm Under 18?

How to get one varies state-to-state, but the bottom line is yes, you can | No age group is immune to domestic violence. In fact, teens and young women ages 16-24 a... read more
Protections for Undocumented Immigrants

Abusers often threaten deportation, but VAWA was designed to safeguard all survivors | There is a sect of women, survivors of domestic violence, who are facing an o... read more
Looking for a Lawyer?

Advice for finding the right attorney for you and your case | If your experience with domestic violence creates a need to obtain a lawyer, it's important to take the ... read more
How Anti-SLAPP Laws Work

What to do if your abuser threatens to sue you for defamation if you report domestic violence | Batterers are master manipulators who know and use all kinds of tech... read more
FAQs About Protection Orders

Breaking down the basics | Whether it’s called an order of protection, protection order or restraining order, each state offers some version as a means of protectio... read more
What Happens When Someone Violates a Court Order?

What you can expect to happen if your batterer breaks a restraining order | Ideally, an order of protection—commonly referred to as a restraining order—would keep a... read more
How to Prove Nonphysical Abuse in Court

Steps you can take before you enter the courtroom | When trying to prove domestic violence in court, some survivors wear the evidence on their skin in the form of b... read more
Domestic Violence From an Officer's Perspective

One former officer is training law enforcement around the world how to earn the trust of survivors | After surviving a childhood of domestic violence, Mark Wynn’s l... read more
Legal Assistance Hotlines Coming of Age

Survivors cite legal support as critical unmet need | The court system can be overwhelming in even the most simple of circumstances, let alone one involving sexual ... read more
Do Protective Orders Work in Rural Areas?

Study examines effectiveness of protective orders in urban and rural settings | Domestic violence happens everywhere—in single-family homes and apartments, in the n... read more