Divorce prep

Protective orders for domestic violence

Protective orders for domestic violence: facts from official sources for 40 states and DC. Each state page links to every source and shows the date we checked it. Rules change, so check each official source below, and ask a lawyer licensed in your state about your situation.

Educational only. Not legal advice.

• Alabama
• Alaska
• Arizona
• Arkansas
• California
• Colorado
• Connecticut
• Delaware
• District of Columbia
• Florida
• Georgia
• Hawaii
• Idaho
• Indiana
• Iowa
• Kansas
• Kentucky
• Maine
• Maryland
• Michigan
• Minnesota
• Missouri
• Montana
• Nebraska
• Nevada
• New Hampshire
• New Jersey
• New Mexico
• New York
• North Carolina
• North Dakota
• Ohio
• Pennsylvania
• Rhode Island
• South Dakota
• Utah
• Vermont
• Virginia
• Washington
• West Virginia
• Wisconsin

Divorce document checklist: the full guide · Divorce prep: rules by state

How to keep these papers

Keep dated copies of the papers you already have in one place, and write the day something happened on the same day. KeepMyProof is a private phone app for that: folders with checklists, the day it happened next to the day you saved it, and one PDF of a folder when someone asks.

• Bank, retirement and debt statements
• Pay stubs and tax returns
• Household bills and expenses
• Home, car and property papers
• Agreements and court papers you have
• Messages sent to you
• Co-parenting log: dated handoff and visit notes

Download the free printable checklist (PDF)

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