Protection Orders and Full Faith & Credit
A protection order is one tool a survivor can use to enhance their safety. However, the differences between jurisdictions can lead to challenges and barriers to protection order enforcement for a survivor. It is critical that all disciplines work together to ensure seamless issuance, service, and enforcement of orders within and between jurisdictions.
Most of these resources are provided by our National Center on Protection Orders and Full Faith & Credit, which provides technical assistance and support to professionals who issue, serve, and enforce protection orders. Contact or learn more about the National Center here.
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Protection Orders and Full Faith & Credit resources
BWJP FY2024 Impact Report
Dear Friends and Supporters, As we reflect on the past year, one thing is clear — BWJP is a force…
TAGS: #survivors, #Tools and GuidesImportant Differences between Civilian and Military Protection Orders
The differences between military and civil protection orders, including their issuance and enforcement, can be confusing. This bulletin provides information…
TAGS: #Laws and Regulations, #Promising Practices, #Statute Guides and Matrices, #Tools and GuidesEnforcement of Tribal Protection Orders by State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies
This bulletin is designed to ensure that state and local law enforcement officials across the country have the necessary information…
TAGS: #Laws and Regulations, #Tools and Guides5 Common Questions on Protection Orders and Full Faith & Credit – Answered
Protection orders and their enforcement can often be confusing, particularly when different professional disciplines encounter various forms and documents from…
TAGS: #Laws and Regulations, #Tools and GuidesU.S. v. Rahimi: Understanding the Implications for Protection Orders and Firearms Prohibitions
In June 2024, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the federal law that prohibits domestic abusers subject to protection orders from…
TAGS: #Laws and Regulations, #Statute Guides and Matrices, #Tools and GuidesThirty Years of VAWA and Full Faith and Credit
Please join the National Center on Protection Orders and Full Faith & Credit (NCPOFFC) in celebrating 30 years since the…
TAGS: #Laws and Regulations, #Tools and GuidesThe Realities of Protection Orders and Full Faith and Credit Fact Sheet
Prevalence rates of intimate partner violence remain alarmingly high, putting countless survivors at risk every day. Research highlights the protective…
TAGS: #Laws and Regulations, #Tools and GuidesBWJP FY2023 Impact Report
Dear Friends, Welcome to BWJP’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 annual report! In the last year, we have expanded our team…
TAGS: #survivors, #Tools and Guides, #WebinarFirearm Checklist for Attorneys
This checklist provides information for attorneys facilitating a discussion with survivors about firearms. It also provides key information on the…
TAGS: #Laws and Regulations, #Statute Guides and Matrices, #Tools and Guides2023 Updated Matrices
Sealing or Expunging a Civil Protection Order This matrix compiles the statutory provisions from states and other U.S. jurisdictions for…
TAGS: #Statute Guides and MatricesS.A.F.E. Tool
The SAFE tool will assist survivors with evaluating if, when, how, and for what period they may want to request…
TAGS: #survivors, #Tools and Guides“OFFICIAL USE” Exemption, Allowing Firearms Possession by Law Enforcement and Military Personnel
The Gun Control Act (GCA) prohibits persons subject to certain qualifying protection orders from possessing or receiving firearms and/or ammunition.…
TAGS: #Laws and Regulations, #Tools and GuidesFirearm Checklist for Judges – 18 USC 922 (g)(8)
This checklist for judges provides key information on the federal Gun Control Act provisions prohibiting the purchase, transport or possession…
TAGS: #Laws and Regulations, #Statute Guides and Matrices, #Tools and GuidesInterstate Child Custody Tool Series
The Interstate Child Custody Tool Series provides an overview of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction…
TAGS: #Laws and Regulations, #Statute Guides and Matrices, #Tools and GuidesExtreme Risk Protection Order (ERPO) Toolkit
This Extreme Risk Protection Order Toolkit is for practitioners who work with survivors in civil protection order systems. The toolkit…
TAGS: #Laws and Regulations, #Policy Analysis, #Promising Practices, #Research and Statistics, #Statute Guides and Matrices, #survivors, #Tools and GuidesServing Military-Connected Victims/Survivors of Domestic Abuse
Serving Military-Connected Victims/Survivors of Domestic Abuse. This written resource, which is available in English and in Spanish, includes a military-connected domestic abuse checklist; a series of…
TAGS: #Military, #survivors, #Tools and GuidesBWJP 2022 Impact Report
Dearest Friends of BWJP, We’ve been busy! In the last eighteen months, we have experienced a significant transformation and many…
TAGS: #children, #custody, #Podcast, #survivors, #Tools and Guides, #WebinarSafety Envelope: NCPOFFC
The National Center on Protection Orders and Full Faith & Credit (NCPOFFC), a project of the Battered Women’s Justice Project…
TAGS: #Statute Guides and Matrices, #Tools and GuidesNCPOFFC Full Faith and Credit Matrix
Updated July 2022 This document is for informational purposes only. Nothing contained in this document is intended as legal advice…
TAGS: #Statute Guides and Matrices, #Tools and GuidesSurvivors with Concurrent Criminal Charges & Civil Protection Cases: Considerations for Community Based Advocates & Civil Advocates
by Cindene Pezzell, Esq. and Quetita Cavero, Esq. Updated 2022 Overview There are many situations in which victims of battering…
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