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Family & Safety

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Protection from abuse

Survivors of family violence, stalking, or sexual assault have important legal rights and protections. Learn more with our information and forms.

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Illinois protective and restraining orders common questions
Explore the different kinds of restraining orders and protective orders available in Illinois to keep you safe.
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Domestic or family violence
(13 resources)
Domestic violence common questions
Explore what domestic violence is and what acts may be considered domestic violence.
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Getting a domestic violence Order of Protection basics
Explore what an Order of Protection is and how it can help a survivor of domestic violence.
Guide
Getting a domestic violence Order of Protection
Learn more about a domestic violence Order of Protection and how to get one.
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Starting a case to get a domestic violence Order of Protection
Learn the steps to get a domestic violence Order of Protection.
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Stalking
(5 resources)
Protection from stalking basics
Learn more about stalking, what it is, and what legal options are available to survivors.
Guide
Stalking and Stalking No Contact Orders
Learn more about stalking, what it is, and legal options to protect a stalking survivor.
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Starting a case to get a Stalking No Contact Order
Learn about steps to take to get a Stalking No Contact Order in Illinois.
How-To
Stalking No Contact Order
This Easy Form helps you ask the court to order someone making you fearful for your safety or causing you distress to stop stalking you.
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Sexual assault
(5 resources)
Protection from sexual assault basics
Learn more about what sexual assault is and the legal protections for survivors of sexual assault.
Guide
Sexual assault and Civil No Contact Orders
Learn more about sexual assault, what it is, and the options available to help survivors of sexual assault.
FAQ
Starting a case to get a sexual assault Civil No Contact Order
Learn more about the steps to getting a sexual assault Civil No Contact Order in Illinois.
How-To
Civil No Contact Order
This Easy Form helps you ask the court to order a perpetrator of sexual assault or abuse to stay away from the survivor, their family, and their home.
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Safety planning
(8 resources)
Domestic violence safety planning
Learn more about safety planning issues survivors of domestic violence may experience.
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Domestic violence safety planning checklist
Explore a checklist of safety planning tips designed to keep domestic violence survivors safe.
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Stalking safety planning
Learn more about ways survivors of stalking can plan to increase their safety.
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Sexual assault safety planning
Explore different ways to develop a safety plan for survivors of sexual assault.
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Workplace protections for survivors of abuse
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Protections and rights of survivors of violence in the workplace common questions
Explore what rights survivors of domestic violence, stalking, and sexual assault have in their workplace.
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Getting a Workplace Protection Restraining Order for an employee basics
Explore information about how an employer can get a Workplace Protection Restraining Order in Illinois.
Guide
Getting a Workplace Protection Restraining Order for an employee
Learn more about what a Workplace Protection Restraining Order is and how an employer can get one for an employee who is a domestic violence survivor.
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Starting a case to get a Workplace Protection Restraining Order for an employee
This how-to provides steps for employers to ask for a court order if they are concerned about an employee who is a domestic violence survivor and violence in the workplace.
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Other protection from abuse
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Protection from abuse and neglect for senior citizens
Learn more about how to identify abuse and neglect involving senior citizens and what help is available.
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Which protective order is right for me?
A simple interview to help you decide if you should ask for an Order of Protection, a Civil No Contact Order, or a Stalking No Contact Order.
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Firearms Restraining Orders
Learn more about Firearm Restraining Orders and how to obtain one to help a person in crisis.
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