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.

Two Minnesota women killed 12 days apart this month had more in common than the abrupt end to the constantly churning cycle of domestic violence they suffered. Ashley Kittelson and Jennifer Marsaw ...

Every year across Australia, more than 100,000 people obtain a family violence protection order. For some victim-survivors, protection orders provide a much-needed safety net. They can help prevent ...

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 ...

RIGHT [email protected]. 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 ...

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 ...

The King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office (KCPAO) is touting the success of its relatively new protection order portal. The portal launched in June 2024 and is a collaboration with Microsoft. It ...

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 ...

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 was found shot dead. That protective order filing would make its ...

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 ...