Help with Protective Orders

There is now a new online program that can assist victims of domestic violence with completing a petition for a protective order, called I-CAN. 

I-CAN includes a tutorial that explains how it works.  When you start the actual program, I-CAN walks you step-by-step through the process to create the petition.  I-CAN works by asking questions.  Using the information that you provide, I-CAN will generate a petition that fits your individual situation.  When you finish the last step of the program, you will have a written request to petition for a protective order that you can take to your local Court Services Unit to process.

NOTE: If you use this online program, you must still take the petition you create to the Court Services Unit in order for the petition to be valid and to be filed.  You would still need to report to court on a hearing date to appear before a judge to request a protective order before the protective order could be granted.  I-CAN simply provides assistance in creating the form needed to start the petition process.  If you are interested in using this new website, click here to go to I-CAN.