What can happen with a PFA Order?
When you receive a Protection Order, the court is empowered to order any or all of the following: * Restraining the defendant from abusing, molesting or interfering with the privacy or rights of the plaintiff or of any minor children of the parties. * Granting possession of the residence or household to the plaintiff, to the exclusion of the defendant. * Requiring the defendant to provide suitable, alternate housing for the plaintiff and any minor children of the parties. * Awarding custody and establishing a parenting plan with regard to minor children. * Ordering a law enforcement officer to evict the defendant from the residence or household. * Ordering support payments by the party for the support of a party’s minor child or a party’s spouse. * Awarding costs and attorney fees to either party. * Making provision for the possession of personal property of the parties and ordering a law enforcement officer to assist in securing possession of that property, if necessary. * Requiring t
