Petitions may be filed to shield oneself from domestic violence and other alleged offenses, but court orders are unenforceable if not served.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jeri Mains filed for a protective order against her husband on Christmas Day. Three days later, the 44-year-old wife and mother of ...

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - As statistics on domestic violence cases and violations of protection orders continue to rise in Nebraska, leading to numerous high-profile murder-suicides over the past few ...

Minnesota House Speaker Lisa Demuth filed a restraining order after receiving threatening voicemails, including one about a gun barrel.

For Washingtonians trying to cut contact with their domestic abusers and stalkers, civil protection orders are often a necessary legal step. But the process of filing one can be tricky to navigate.

The feud rages on.

The Colorado Supreme Court's majority ruled on Monday that a violation of a restraining order can always serve as a basis to find a defendant guilty of burglary, as well.

Cassandra felt hopeless. “The police keep telling me to get a protection order, but it keeps getting denied because I haven’t had any physical abuse,” she explained. “But my ex keeps driving by, ...

A federal judge extended a temporary restraining order (TRO) that bars federal agents at Portland's ICE facility from using tear gas on protesters for another two weeks. US District Judge Michael ...