file for a protection or restraining order How can a protective order help me?
A protective order can order the person for whom you are seeking protection from: • Not to hurt or threaten to hurt you, your children or your family. • Not to contact you or go near you, your children, other family members, your home, where you work, or your children’s schools. • Not to have a gun or a license to carry a gun. • The police can arrest you or your spouse for violating protection orders.
