May a domestic violence victim who files a petition for civil protection order (CPO) keep her address confidential?
Ohio’s domestic violence CPO statute does not address this issue. However, as a matter of practice, most courts will allow the domestic violence victim to keep her address confidential or to use a different mailing address on her court papers. The most common practice is for the CPO petition to give an alternative address as the victim’s address on the CPO petition. For example, the CPO petition could give the shelter’s address, the victim’s attorney address, or a relative or friend’s address as her address. The alternative address stated on the CPO petition should be an address at which the victim can receive mail, including court papers, and may be a possible site for exchanging the child for visitation transfers. What form do I need to complete to get a civil protection order? If you or a family member are being physically abused or threatened with harm by a family or household member (person living in your home, even if not related to you by marriage or blood) you can apply for a D
