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Get a personalized guide to protection order information

This short questionnaire can help you find the information that may matter most for your situation, such as safety concerns, pets, children, housing, firearms, or what you want the court order to do.

Your answers are private. They are only used to compile your on-screen report of relevant legal information and will not be saved or shared. You do not have to answer these questions to use this page. You can skip the questionnaire and scroll down to read the full guide yourself.

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What would you like the protection order to help with? Select all that apply.

☐ Stop the person from contacting me
☐ Require the person to stay away from my home, school, workplace, or

another place
☐ Require the person to leave a shared home
☐ Help with temporary custody, visitation, or child safety
☐ Help with child support or financial losses caused by the abuse
☐ Require the person to surrender firearms or ammunition
☐ Protect my pet or animal
☐ Keep my address or workplace information private
☐ Help me understand what happens if the person violates the order
☐ I’m not sure yet

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Your Massachusetts Protection Order Information Summary

Based on your answers, the following information may be especially relevant to your situation. This summary is for general informational purposes only and does not replace legal advice. You can still scroll down to read the full guide.

1. You may want to look at a Chapter 209A abuse prevention order

Because you indicated that the person is a former dating partner, a Massachusetts Chapter 209A abuse prevention order may be relevant. Chapter 209A can apply when the abuse is committed by a “family or household member,” which can include someone who is or was in a substantive dating or engagement relationship with you.

If the relationship does not qualify under Chapter 209A, you may still want to look at a Chapter 258E harassment prevention order, which can apply even when the person is not a family or household member.

2. The order may be able to stop contact

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