Restraining orders, called injunctions for protection, can protect you from domestic violence, repeat violence, dating violence, sexual violence and stalking (including cyberstalking).

Restraining orders can also force an abuser to surrender their firearms. More: Teacher brought loaded gun, knife into Royal Palm High School. Here's what he learned in court.

Here's what to know about a restraining order in Palm Beach County: How to file for one, what they can do and what happens after you file.

“In the first 72 hours after somebody obtains a restraining order the risk is heightened,” she said. “There is almost an escalation of risk.” ...

Restraining orders are useful when you’re dealing with a “more reasonable” perpetrator, says Suzie Dunn, a part-time professor at the University of Ottawa.

A teenager has been urged to file a restraining order against a 'creepy' man who scared her while travelling on a near-empty flight. The woman, 19, was visiting her hometown when the frightening ...