Victims of Domestic or Dating Violence

If you are a victim of domestic or dating violence, you have the right to go to court and file a petition requesting a Protection from Abuse Order which could include the following:

• An order restraining the abuser from further acts of abuse;
• An order directing the abuser to leave your household;
• An order preventing the abuser from entering your residence, school, business or place of employment;
• An order awarding you or the other parent temporary custody of or temporary visitation with your child or children;
• An order directing the abuser to pay support to you and the minor children if the abuser has a legal obligation to do so;
• An order directing the abuser to refrain from stalking or harassing you or other designated persons.

For more information, contact the Office of Victim Support and Intervention Services at 215-895-0353