Petitions may be filed to shield oneself from domestic violence and other alleged offenses, but court orders are unenforceable if not served.

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, ...

For Washingtonians trying to cut contact with their domestic abusers and stalkers, civil protection orders are often a necessary legal step. But the process of filing one can be tricky to navigate.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jeri Mains filed for a protective order against her husband on Christmas Day. Three days later, the 44-year-old wife and mother of ...

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - As statistics on domestic violence cases and violations of protection orders continue to rise in Nebraska, leading to numerous high-profile murder-suicides over the past few ...

Five people are dead, including the suspect, after a protection order violation in Gig Harbor escalated to a stabbing in the ...

The Colorado Supreme Court's majority ruled on Monday that a violation of a restraining order can always serve as a basis to find a defendant guilty of burglary, as well.

RIGHT NOW@KETV.COM. A SARPY COUNTY JUDGE SETS BOND AT $250,000 FOR A FORMER GYMNASTICS COACH CHARGED WITH VIOLATING A SEXUAL ASSAULT PROTECTION ORDER. ALEXANDER THOMAS WAS CONVICTED OF THIRD DEGREE ...

Jeri Mains filed for a protective order against her husband on Christmas Day. Three days later, the 44-year-old wife and mother of four from Indianapolis was found shot dead. That protective order ...