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Civil anti-harassment orders and restraining orders in Washington state
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are legal tools designed to protect individuals from harassment, threats, or abuse. Here is a neutral summary of how these orders work: Types of Protection Orders Civil Anti-Harassment Orders: These are intended for situations where someone is being harassed, stalked, or threatened by another pers...
Protecting a child’s health and safety through emergency court orders in Texas
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In Texas, protecting a child's health and safety through emergency court orders involves several legal mechanisms designed to provide immediate and temporary custody or protection when a child is at risk of harm. Emergency Custody Orders These are court orders issued to grant temporary custody of a...

Protection Orders

Protection orders are legal orders issued by a court to protect a person from harm, threats, harassment, or abuse by another individual. They are designed to limit the behavior of someone who has harmed or threatens to harm another person, often in situations involving domestic violence, stalking, harassment, or other forms of abuse.

Key features of protection orders:

  • Purpose: To prevent the restrained person from injuring, threatening, harassing, or contacting the protected person or their family members.
  • Types:
    • Temporary protection orders (short-term, often up to 45 days)
    • Extended protection orders (longer-term, up to two years or more)
    • Emergency Protective Orders (issued by police in urgent situations)
    • Criminal Protective Orders (issued by a judge as part of a criminal case).
  • Common provisions:
    • No contact with the protected person or their family
    • Stay away from the protected person’s home, workplace, or other specified locations
    • Move out of a shared home
    • Follow custody or child support orders
    • Prohibit possession or access to firearms.
  • Enforcement: The order must be formally served to the person it is filed against to be valid and enforceable. Violating a protection order can lead to arrest and criminal charges.

Who can seek a protection order?

  • Victims of domestic violence, stalking, harassment, sexual assault, or other crimes
  • Parents or guardians seeking protection for children who are victims
  • Employers or businesses in cases of workplace harassment.

In summary, a protection order is a court-issued directive aimed at safeguarding individuals from imminent danger or ongoing abuse by legally restricting the actions of the person posing the threat.

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