For Washingtonians trying to cut contact with their domestic abusers and stalkers, civil protection orders are often a necessary legal step. But the process of filing one can be tricky to navigate.

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

A Tacoma woman and her ex-boyfriend who died in a homicide-suicide earlier this month sought protection orders against each other for domestic violence, court records show. Diana Pham, 39, died from a ...

A man charged with a lethal hit-and-run in Bellevue had a protection order and escaped from a mental facility before the ...

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

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) – Advocacy groups offering assistance to victims of domestic violence and sexual assault say a statewide change caused by an I-Team 8 investigation could be critical for a survivor ...

The Connecticut Supreme Court has just redrawn the line that separates your right to own a gun from the court’s power to take it away when a protective order is in place. Instead of treating firearm ...