Emergency Protection Order Program

Service provides:

• assistance to those experiencing family violence in getting an Emergency Protection Order to keep a violent family member from contacting them or their other family members

Includes:

• preventing a family member from contacting a client and other family members
• preventing a family member from coming to a client's home, school, work, and more
• removing a family member from a client's home
• ensuring weapons are seized

Can assist with:

• Protection Order documents and court procedures
• application for Emergency Protection Order
• application for Emergency Protection Order Review hearings

Provides victims of family violence with:

• ongoing information
• risk assessments
• safety plans

• individuals experiencing family violence (actual injury to person or property, threats of harm, forced confinement, sexual abuse, stalking)
• who are in an emergency or urgent situation

• call your local program offices listed
• if you live outside of program office areas, call the police or visit your nearest courthouse during business hours
• visit website for more information

• Legal - Abuse and Protection Law
• Violence / Abuse - Legal Supports
• Violence / Abuse - Outreach / Prevention