{"id":1215,"date":"2022-06-21T11:27:43","date_gmt":"2022-06-21T11:27:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/breakthecycle.org\/how-to-get-a-restraining-order\/"},"modified":"2023-11-23T11:56:07","modified_gmt":"2023-11-23T11:56:07","slug":"how-to-get-a-restraining-order","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.breakthecycle.org\/content-summary\/how-to-get-a-restraining-order\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Get a Restraining Order"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"middle-col\">\n<p><span style=\"font-size: inherit; background-color: var(--base-3); color: #000000; font-family: Arial;\">A restraining order can help end an abusive relationship safely. Sometimes called a protective order, a restraining order is a court order that makes it illegal for an abusive partner to harm you, come near you or contact you.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"clear-block\">\n<div id=\"node-155\" class=\"node\">\n<div class=\"content clear-block\">\n<p class=\"p\">Although the details vary by state, there are two basic requirements for getting a restraining order:<\/p>\n<ol class=\"ol\">\n<li class=\"olli\">Showing a certain relationship between you and the abuser<\/li>\n<li class=\"olli\">Showing abuse in your relationship<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p class=\"p\">By law, restraining orders are free in all 50 states.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p\">A restraining order can&#8217;t guarantee your safety or change your abuser, but it can help keep you safe during a difficult time. In fact, after you get a restraining order, your abusive partner could face criminal penalties for violating it.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"block-block-13\" class=\"clear-block block block-block\">\n<div class=\"content\">\n<p class=\"o877gxqusjkh4ofpr\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- #middle-col --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A restraining order can help end an abusive relationship safely. Sometimes called a protective order, &#8230; <a title=\"How to Get a Restraining Order\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.breakthecycle.org\/content-summary\/how-to-get-a-restraining-order\/\" aria-label=\"More on How to Get a Restraining Order\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":1037,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.breakthecycle.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1215"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.breakthecycle.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.breakthecycle.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.breakthecycle.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.breakthecycle.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1215"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.breakthecycle.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1215\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2889,"href":"https:\/\/www.breakthecycle.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1215\/revisions\/2889"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.breakthecycle.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1037"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.breakthecycle.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1215"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}