Offers free legal information, services, and support to those experiencing family violence and in need of protection.
Service provides:
- assistance to those experiencing family violence in getting an Emergency Protection Order to keep a violent family member from contacting them or their other family members
Includes:
- preventing a family member from contacting a client and other family members
- preventing a family member from coming to a client's home, school, work, and more
- removing a family member from a client's home
- ensuring weapons are seized
Can assist with:
- Protection Order documents and court procedures
- application for Emergency Protection Order
- application for Emergency Protection Order Review hearings
Provides victims of family violence with:
- ongoing information
- risk assessments
- safety plans