Walk It Through: The Protective Order Hearing
A petition after abuse, a temporary order the same day, a hearing within fifteen days, and the guns.
After a partner hits her and threatens worse, a woman goes to the courthouse in the county where she lives.
Two things a person in this spot might do. Picking one shows what the law says about it.
A protective order between partners. A no contact order in a criminal case, a sexual abuse protective order, and extending the order are not worked through here.
A practice walkthrough, not a prediction of how any real one will go. Legal information, not legal advice.