Bucks County: Protection From Abuse

Information on Protection From Abuse in Bucks County. The Protection from Abuse Act is a state law which gives a court the power to issue a civil (non-criminal) order to protect certain people.

To be eligible for an order for protection from abuse, you must have been physically abused or be in real fear of serious physical abuse because of threats or menace, or have been sexually abused, or have been knowingly restrained (kept somewhere against your will with no safe way to escape).

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