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You do not need a lawyer  or an attorney to file for an Order for Protection. However, you may wish to have a lawyer or an attorney, especially if your abuser has a lawyer or an attorney. If you can, contact a lawyer or an attorney to make sure that your legal rights are protected.

Protection Order- Oklahoma

A Domestic Violence Protection Order is a civil order that can:

• Order the abuser not to hurt, harm or harass you
• Order the abuser not to contact you for any reason
• Give you temporary custody of your residence
• Order the abuser to stay away from your place of employment

You can get a Protection Order against:

• Anyone related to you
• Anyone with whom you live
• Anyone with whom you are or were previously involved with

Who Qualifies for Protective Orders?

• Spouses, ex-spouses
• Present spouses of ex-spouses
• Parents, including grandparents, stepparents, adoptive parents, and foster parents
• Children, including grandchildren, stepchildren, adopted children, and foster children
• Persons otherwise related by blood or marriage
• Persons living in the same household or who formerly lived in the same household
• Persons who are the biological parents of the same children, regardless of their martial status
• Dating partners
• Previous dating partners

How to Get a Protection Order

Go to the courthouse and tell the Court Clerk that you wish to file a petition for a protection order. The Court Clerk may send you to a different person within the courthouse. If you don't understand where they are sending you, ask them to walk you to that office.

Once you receive the forms, if you need help in filling them out, ask for the Victim Witness Coordinator. You do not need witnesses, an attorney, or a police report to file. Filing the Protection Order is free.

You will be asked on the forms to describe the violence your abuser threatened to do or did and what action you want the court to take. Once you have completed the forms, someone either the clerk or the Victim Witness Coordinator will ask you if the statements are true.

The information on this website is for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice.  

For more information about protection orders for the state of Oklahoma, check out  http://www.womenslaw.org/OK/OK_how_to.htm  for more information.   The information above was gathered from http://www.ocadvsa.org/protection_order.htm .