Any One up to Ask About Protection Order/ Domestic Violance Issues

http://www.thehotline.org/

http://www.azcourts.gov/domesticviolencelaw/domesticviole...

http://www.womenslaw.org/laws_state_type.php?id=11326&amp...

Oh, this seems like it could be useful!:
http://www.azlawhelp.org/articles_info.cfm?mc=1&sc=4&...

I'm in Washington and the law surrounding protective orders is different from state to state, so I'm not sure I have relevant information. I hope that some of the links above will be of some help.

What you are doing right now is helpful. Gather information and put together a safety plan.

I've included a sample safety plan that I obtained from: http://www.childwelfare.gov/pubs/usermanuals/domesticviol...

I, Jane Smith, can do the following to pursue safety prior to and during a violent incident:

I can have my purse and car keys ready and place them in a closet near an exit door so that I can leave quickly.
I can tell my neighbors about the violence and ask that they call the police if they hear yelling, screaming, or loud noises coming from my house.
I can teach my children how to use the telephone to call 911 and provide our address and phone number.
I will use "TIME" as the code word with my children, relatives, and friends so they can call for help.
If I have to leave my home, I will go to the shelter for battered women or my friend's home.
When I expect we are going to have an argument, I will try to move to a space that is lowest risk such as the foyer or back hall where the doors are located.
I will tell my children to go to their room or to my neighbor's home. I will tell them NOT to intervene when we are arguing or if a violent incident occurs.

Safety Plan—Child
When my mom and I are not safe, I will not try to stop the fighting. I will go to my room or to my next-door neighbor's home.
If I call the police for help, I will dial 911 and tell them:
My name is Jack Smith.
I need help.
Send the police.
Someone is hurting my mom.
My address is 5011 Crooked Oak Lane. I will remember not to hang up until the police get there.
A code word for "help" or "I'm scared" is ___________.
I will practice this with my mom every night.

Have a bag packed and stored at a trusted friends house. In it she may want to keep: spare keys, prepaid cellphone, medications, cash/cards/valuable jewelry, financial documents, identification, insurance information, a few changes of clothes, etc.

Info on AZPOP
http://www.law.arizona.edu/clinics/child_and_family_law_c...

I am sending one million prayers for safety and strength.

Our local domestic violence center provides advocates to walk you through the process. They can tell you what to expect, what a restraining order can and cannot do for you and give advice on how to best protect yourself in these situations.

Has she contacted a local women's shelter for support? If not, that might be a good option or the national domestic violence hotline. The police should be willing to accompany her, but I doubt that the order itself means that he is the one who has to leave. Are they legally married or living together? Is it an owned property or rental? If rental, whose name is on the lease? What about vehicles? The woman's shelter would be able to help answer her questions and sort some of ths out. .

Absolutely! Call the non emergency phone line for your local police department or sheriff's department. Ask them for a "civil stand by". They will probably ask you what time, where the civil stand by will be taking place and who is the other party (court papers will show him as the DEFENDANT and your friend wil be the PROTECTED PARTY). It's important that you know these types of calls are considered to be lower priority for most police departments. Therefore, you (or your friend) will have to wait for the police to arrive. If there is a protection order obviously there are some concerns for your friend's safety. WAIT for the officer to arrive. And make sure you advise the officer if there are any known weapons in the home. As far as the protection order goes, each one is different. Some will be "within in 100 yards", some 50 yards. I hope this helped.

A Victim's Advocate at the local police station can explain the specifics.