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

PROVIDENCE, RI — Where a Superior Court judge dissolved an order of protection, the judge erred in applying a clear and convincing standard to determine whether the plaintiff had been assaulted by the ...

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 ...

Attorneys for a Delaware County assistant prosecutor say a visiting judge appointed to oversee her request for a civil protection order against a county Common Pleas Court judge was in that judge's ...

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.

PROVIDENCE, RI — A preponderance of the evidence standard should be used in domestic protective order proceedings in which temporary firearm restrictions are imposed, the Rhode Island Supreme Court ...

Matt Miniard, removed from Fayette conservation board, filed for District 9. Court records detail repeated threats, protection orders and dismissed charges. He challenges incumbent Whitney Elliott ...

The accused individual challenged a criminal protective order during an arraignment hearing, arguing there was no probable ...