protection orders
Court-mandated distance requirements
Protection orders are court orders that legally prohibit one person from contacting or approaching another, typically issued to protect victims of domestic violence, stalking, or harassment.
Also called restraining orders or orders of protection.
She filed for a protection order after her ex-boyfriend showed up at her workplace.
Violating a protection order is a criminal offense.
- petitionerOne who formally requests
- police enforcementLegal authority in action
- respondentOne who gives answers
- no contactAbsence of communication
- stay awayRemain at distance
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- child welfarechild welfare, foster care, child services, foster home, child abuse
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Legal documents authorizing detention
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Noncustodial parent's scheduled contact
parental access · conjugal rights · freedom of association · right of entry · freedom of movement
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