If someone gets an order of protection against you, you're legally obligated to follow it. That may mean making some serious changes to the way you live your life. Here's what you need to know. What [...]
If you're like many people facing domestic violence charges - which are technically called domestic battery charges in Illinois - you probably have a lot of questions. First things first: You are always welcome to call [...]
If you’re like many people in Chicago and the surrounding communities, you’ve had someone take out an order of protection against you – or you took one out against someone else – and you’d like to [...]
An order of protection is a court order, and it can stop you from doing the things you'd normally do every day. In many domestic battery cases, the person who's been accused of battery is the [...]
If someone has gotten a domestic violence order of protection against you, you may want to talk to an attorney – an order of protection can seriously limit the things you’re allowed to do, as well [...]
If someone accuses you of domestic battery or aggravated domestic battery, the court may issue an order of protection against you - and an order of protection stops you from doing certain things. Orders of protection [...]
If you’re like many people, you’ve heard of a civil order of protection – but what is it, and what can you do if someone files one against you? What is a Civil Order of Protection? [...]
If someone takes out an order of protection against you due to a domestic battery or aggravated domestic battery incident, you’re probably wondering how that affects your FOID and your right to possess a firearm. Here’s [...]
If you’ve been accused of domestic battery, the person who accused you may have asked the judge for a restraining order – typically called an order of protection – against you. Even if you’re not there [...]
When you’re accused of domestic battery or aggravated domestic battery—or when someone takes out an order of protection against you—you need to talk to a domestic violence defense lawyer as soon as possible. That’s true whether [...]
