Protective Order Lawyer Virginia

If a protective order is issued in Virginia, you may need help either prosecuting the protective order or defending the protective order. An attorney can help you with a protective order either way. If a protective order has been issued against you, our experienced criminal defense attorneys can help defend your rights. 

Emergency protective orders can be issued 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. An emergency protective order can be issued by any circuit court, general district court or juvenile and domestic relations district court judge or by any magistrate. Given the urgency of many circumstances, a law enforcement officer may request an emergency protective order orally, in person or by electronic means. The judge or magistrate may issue an oral emergency protective order, which must be reduced to writing by the law enforcement officer who made the request. There must be sensible grounds to trust that the defendant has committed family abuse against a family or household member and that there is probable danger of more family abuse by the defendant.

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