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• Find Your Local Domestic Violence Program - Pennsylvania Coalition Against Domestic Violence

  Help centers across the state provide free, confidential counseling, shelter, legal, and economic services for domestic violence victims and their children. Locate a center near you using your city or zip code; or your current location identified by your mobile device or computer. Content Detail

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  Pennsylvania Coalition Against Domestic Violence

• Getting a Protection From Abuse Order - Pennsylvania (Video)

  This video from Philadelphia Legal Assistance explains the court process for obtaining a Protection From Abuse Order. The video is part of Philadelphia Legal Assistance's "Make Your Case" video series. Read More

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  Philadelphia Legal Assistance

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  Spanish / Español

  French / Français

  Vietnamese / Tiếng Việt

• How to Obtain a Civil Protection Order (Video)

  This video from the Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts explains the process for obtaining a civil protection order from the courts. Read More

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  Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts

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  Spanish / Español

• Protection From Abuse

  Information from Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network, Inc. on the protection available to you under the Pennsylvania Protection From Abuse Act. Read More

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  Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network, Inc.

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  Spanish / Español

• Protection From Abuse: Help Is Just A Phone Call Away (Video)

  This video from the Pennsylvania Coalition Against Domestic Violence is a 2 1/2-minute primer on how domestic violence victims may obtain a protection-from-abuse court order against an abusive partner. Read More

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  Pennsylvania Coalition Against Domestic Violence

• Protection Orders: How to File for a Protection Order in Pennsylvania (Video)

  This video from the Pennsylvania Courts provides detailed step-by-step instructions on how to file for a protection order. The video will prepare victims for what to expect when they file a protection order by offering a detailed description of each step involved in the filing process. Read More

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  Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts

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  Spanish / Español

• Civil Protection Orders - Bilingual Forms

  Bilingual information and forms regarding obtaining protection through a Protection from Abuse Order or a Protection of Victims of Sexual Violence and/or Intimidation Order. Content Detail

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  Pennsylvania's Unified Judicial System

• How to Collect Evidence of Domestic Violence: A Self-Help Guide

  Evidence of abuse can help you to get a PFA or other protective order. This evidence may also be useful in other types of cases where domestic violence is relevant. This brochure offers tips on how to collect this evidence. Content Detail

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  Neighborhood Legal Services Association

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  Spanish / Español

  Russian / Pусский

  Vietnamese / Tiếng Việt

  Chinese (Traditional) / 中文

• Strangulation

  Resource from the Pennsylvania Coalition Against Domestic Violence about Strangulation and Pennsylvania's Strangulation Law including a webinar describing what the law covers and how it works. Content Detail

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  Pennsylvania Coalition Against Domestic Violence

• The Protection From Sexual Violence and Intimidation Act

  Information from the Pennsylvania Coalition on Domestic Violence about the new Protection From Sexual Violence and Intimidation Act that went into effect on July 1, 2015. The new law extends additional protections to individuals who may not be covered by the provisions of the Protection From Abuse Act. Content Detail

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  Pennsylvania Coalition Against Domestic Violence

• 3 Tips If You Are Planning To Leave An Abusive Relationship (Video)

  The Pennsylvania Coalition Against Domestic Violence offers safety tips it you are planning to leave an abusive relationship. Read More

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  Pennsylvania Coalition Against Domestic Violence

• Getting Protection From Abuse Orders in Philadelphia During the Pandemic

  Information on obtaining protective orders in Philadelphia during the coronavirus pandemic. Content Detail

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  Women's Law Project

• Protection From Abuse in Philadelphia - Emergency Domestic Violence Orders

  Information on the Philadelphia Emergency Domestic Violence site, which is responsible for issuance of Emergency Protection from Abuse Orders. It is located at the Criminal Justice Center, Room B-03 at 1301 Filbert St, Philadelphia, PA (215-683-7280). The office is open daily after 5 p.m. (until 8 a.m. when Family Court re-opens). It is open 24 hours on weekends and holidays. [PDF] Content Detail

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  Women's Law Project and Philadelphia Bar Association

• Protection Order Resources for Victims of Crime from PASafeLaw.org

  Protection orders can be powerful tools in helping to keep victims of crime safe. Civil protection orders are meant to help keep victims safe. A judge will sign the order to stop the abuser from contacting and abusing the victim and may also provide other forms of relief, including custody, relinquishment of firearms, and/or eviction of the abuser, that help assure victim safety and security. Content Detail

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  PASafeLaw

• Is Domestic Violence A Problem For You? You Can Be Excused From Welfare Department Rules Because of Domestic Violence

  Information and form to be used to request a waiver of Department of Human Services rules due to Domestic Violence. Read More

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  Community Legal Services of Philadelphia

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  Spanish / Español

  Russian / Pусский

  Vietnamese / Tiếng Việt

  Chinese (Traditional) / 中文