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Order of Protection

Getting an Order For Protection(O.F.P.)
Is there a person who has harmed or threatened you or your family? You can get the court to help you stop the abuse! Read this information to learn whether you need an Order for Protection, and to learn how to get one.
Click on one of the questions below to go directly to that area. What is an Order For Protection?Who Can Get an Order For Protection?Do I need a Court Order to Stop the Abuse?How Do I Get an Order For Protection?What Can the Order For Protection Include?How Does the Abuser Find Out About the Order?What Happens at the Hearing?What Happens After the Hearing?How Long am I Protected?What Happens if the Abuser Violates the Order?Do I Have to Have a Court Hearing to Get an OFP?How Do I Change, Extend, or Dismiss an OFP?
What is an Order For Protection?
An Order For Protection (OFP) is a court order that will help to protect you from domestic abuse. An Order For Protection tells the abuser to stop harming or threatening you. Domestic abuse is defined as any of the following conduct between family or household members: physical harm, injury, assault, rape, terrorist threats, or making a person fearful of harm or injury or assault. Examples include hitting, kicking, pushing, punching, slapping, pulling hair, choking, holding you down, threatening to harm or kill you or the children, forcing sex (even if you are married), or any sexual contact with a child.
Who can get an Order For Protection?
Any family or household member may ask the court for an Order For Protection. A family or household member means married or divorced people; parents and their children; persons related by blood (such as brothers, sisters, uncles, aunts, or grandparents); and people who live together or have lived together in the past. People who have never lived together may also ask for an Order For Protection if they have a child together or have been involved in a significant romantic or sexual relationship. You can also apply for an Order For Protection to protect a child in your family or household.


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