What is a protective order?

Protective orders can:

• prohibit another person from threatening to commit or committing an act of domestic or family violence against you;

• prohibit another person from abusing, harassing, or contacting you or a member of your household;

• prohibit another person from entering your property or workplace;

• prohibit another person from damaging your property; and

• evict the abuser from the home and order the payment of child support and maintenance if you are married to the abuser.