When police take a temporary DVO to court, the judge might change the DVO rules, leave the rules the same or cancel the DVO. The judge will make a decision about the DVO even if you do not go to court. You must go to court if you want to tell the judge your story...
If you cannot wait to go to court and ask a judge for a Domestic Violence Order (DVO), talk to the police. The police can make a temporary domestic violence order (DVO) without asking a judge. Police can make a temporary DVO very quickly. Later, police will come to...
A DVO can have different kinds of rules: Full non-contact: The defendant cannot be near or talk to the protected person. They cannot talk on Facebook, call or send text messages. Non-intoxication: The defendant cannot come near or talk to the protected person when...
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