What if You Violate an Order of Protection in Illinois?
If you violate an order of protection in Illinois, you may be arrested and charged with a Class A misdemeanor. If you're convicted, you face up to a year in jail and fines of up to [...]
What Does an Order of Protection Do in Illinois?
In Illinois, an order of protection (sometimes called a restraining order) is a legal order issued by a judge that prohibits one person from contacting or coming near another person. A restraining order can be used [...]
What Do Judges Consider for Orders of Protection?
Orders of protection are orders that prevent people from doing certain things, and in some cases, require them to do other things. An order of protection may bar you from going to your home, seeing your [...]
Served With an Order of Protection? Here’s How it Works
If someone takes out an order of protection against you, you’re not allowed to go near that person until the order expires (or a judge revokes it). An order of protection can also prevent you from [...]
Can an Order of Protection Prevent You From Seeing Your Family?
In the state of Illinois, judges can issue orders of protection. These orders are designed to protect the victims of crimes from the people who allegedly committed the crimes against them. But can an order of [...]
Does an Order of Protection Go On Your Record in Illinois?
If you’ve been served with an order of protection in Illinois, you need to know that the police and other law enforcement officials will know it’s there – and it goes on your criminal record. This [...]
Can You Contact Your Ex Through Someone Else if They Have an Order of Protection Against You?
If you’re like many people in Illinois, you know that having an order of protection against you can make life difficult – and it may prevent you from doing some things that you need to do. [...]
FOIDs and Orders of Protection in Illinois
If someone takes out an order of protection against you, you may receive a notification that your Firearm Owners Identification, or FOID, card is being suspended. So what does that mean in the long run? Here’s [...]
What Does an Order of Protection Prevent You From Doing?
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 [...]
How Do You Convince a Judge to Drop a No Contact Order?
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 [...]