Browsing College of Law by Subject "orders of protection"

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Defending the Indefensible to Further a Later Case: Sanctioning Respondents in Illinois Domestic Violence Cases

Taylor, David H. (2003)

When an act of domestic violence occurs in Illinois, as in most other jurisdictions, both criminal charges and a civil Domestic Violence Order of Protection may follow. The order of protection may be commenced in conjunction ...
Ex Parte Domestic Violence Orders of Protection: How Easing Access to Judicial Process Has Eased the Possibility for Abuse of the Process

Taylor, David H. (2008)

This article explores how state domestic violence statutory schemes that grant temporary ex parte orders have inadvertently lead to the abuse of orders of protection. Part I introduces how domestic violence statutes came ...