What is a petitioner and what is a respondent?
A. In Family Court, a petitioner is a person asking for an order of protection. (In Family Court, cases filed for an order of protection are called family offense cases.) A respondent is a person a petitioner wants an order of protection against. In a Criminal Court, that person is called a defendant.
Related Questions
- What if the Petitioner (person initiating the divorce) resides in England and Wales and the other party (Respondent) resides abroad; can they still divorce?
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