Filing for a Personal Protection Order — Domestic Relationship

A Domestic Relationship Personal Protection Order (PPO) is a court order to stop threats or violence against you by a person with whom you have a domestic relationship. This could be your current or ex-spouse, your child's other parent, someone you live with or used to live with, or someone you have dated.

Domestic violence is a pattern of threatening or violent behaviors combined with other kinds of abuse. This pattern of behavior is used to control another person. Read this article to learn about different kinds of abusive behaviors and how you can get help.

A Personal Protection Order (PPO) is a court order to stop threats or violence against you. A PPO can help protect you from someone who is threatening, hurting, harassing, or stalking you.

This article will tell you about properly serving Personal Protection Orders, and what can happen if you don't. To serve someone means to give that person notice that court papers have been filed against them.

Enforcing your Personal Protection Order (PPO) is important to your safety. Read this article to learn about PPO violations and enforcement.

Once a PPO is filed, the Respondent (the person the PPO protects you from) can ask the judge to change or end it. Read this article to learn more about that process.

Your Michigan Personal Protection Order (PPO) can be enforced outside of Michigan. If you have a protection order issued by another state, it can also be enforced in Michigan. Read this article to learn more.

If you are under 18 years old, you can ask the court for a personal protection order (PPO). You can also get a PPO against someone who is a minor. In both of these situations, there are special steps you must follow. Read this article to learn about the PPO process when the petitioner or respondent is a minor.

Elder abuse happens when someone harms or threatens to harm an older adult’s health or welfare. To learn more about the signs of elder abuse and how to prevent it, read more.

If you’re afraid of violence and moving might make you safer, you may be able to break your lease. This article tells you how.

Maybe your Personal Protection Order (PPO) is going to expire soon, and you still want to be protected from the Respondent. If so, you can file an ex parte motion asking the judge to extend the PPO’s expiration date. Read this article to learn how to extend your PPO before it expires.

You may have a Personal Protection Order (PPO) you want to end before it expires. Or, you may want to keep the PPO but change one or more of its protections. In either situation, you can file a motion to ask the judge to change or end the PPO. Read this article to learn how.

The State of Michigan keeps a list of people who have abused or neglected children, called the Child Abuse and Neglect Central Registry. Read this article to learn more about how names get on or off this list.

Has your spouse or the other party in your family court case been emotionally, verbally or physically abusive to you? Domestic violence is serious and can affect many issues in your case. This article explains how.

When Child Protective Services (CPS) gets involved with your family, it’s important to understand your rights and responsibilities. Read this article to learn more about the role of CPS and about the child removal process.

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