{"id":3292,"date":"2025-10-28T12:29:07","date_gmt":"2025-10-28T12:29:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courts.eriecountypa.gov\/?page_id=3292"},"modified":"2026-10-01T08:08:31","modified_gmt":"2026-10-01T12:08:31","slug":"protection-from-abuse","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/courts.eriecountypa.gov\/index.php\/courts\/family-court\/protection-from-abuse\/","title":{"rendered":"Protection From Abuse"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- Page header. -->\n<div class=\"headerBox\">\n  <h1 class=\"index2\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Protection from Abuse<\/h1>\n  <br>\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- Department navigation. -->\n<div class=\"departmentContainer\">\n  <!-- Department heading. -->\n  <div class=\"departmentBoxContent index3\">\n    <h2>Family Court<\/h2>\n    <hr class=\"blueLine\" style=\"float: left;\">\n    <br>\n    <br>\n\n    <!-- Four column layout for department links on desktop. -->\n    <div class=\"departmentLinksDesktop\" style=\"clear: both;\">\n      <p>\n        <a href=\n        \"https:\/\/courts.eriecountypa.gov\/index.php\/courts\/court-information\/custodial-conciliation\/\">\n          Custodial Conciliation\n        <\/a>\n      <\/p>\n      <p>\n        <a href=\n        \"https:\/\/courts.eriecountypa.gov\/index.php\/courts\/family-court\/divorce\/\">\n          Divorce\n        <\/a>\n      <\/p>\n      <p>\n        <a href=\n        \"https:\/\/courts.eriecountypa.gov\/index.php\/courts\/family-court\/domestic-relations\/\">\n          Domestic Relations\n        <\/a>\n      <\/p>\n      <p>\n        <a href=\n        \"https:\/\/courts.eriecountypa.gov\/index.php\/courts\/family-court\/name-change\/\">\n          Name Change\n        <\/a>\n      <\/p>\n      <p>\n        <a href=\n        \"https:\/\/courts.eriecountypa.gov\/index.php\/departments\/clerk-of-records\/clerk-of-orphans-court\/\">\n          Orphan&#8217;s Court\n        <\/a>\n      <\/p>\n      <p>\n        <a href=\n        \"https:\/\/courts.eriecountypa.gov\/index.php\/courts\/family-court\/protection-from-abuse\/\">\n          Protection From Abuse\n        <\/a>\n      <\/p>\n    <\/div> \n\n    <!-- Two column layout for department links on mobile. -->\n    <div class=\"departmentLinksMobile\" style=\"clear: both;\">\n      <p>\n        <a href=\n        \"https:\/\/courts.eriecountypa.gov\/index.php\/courts\/court-information\/custodial-conciliation\/\">\n          Custodial Conciliation\n        <\/a>\n      <\/p>\n      <p>\n        <a href=\n        \"https:\/\/courts.eriecountypa.gov\/index.php\/courts\/family-court\/divorce\/\">\n          Divorce\n        <\/a>\n      <\/p>\n      <p>\n        <a href=\n        \"https:\/\/courts.eriecountypa.gov\/index.php\/courts\/family-court\/domestic-relations\/\">\n          Domestic Relations\n        <\/a>\n      <\/p>\n      <p>\n        <a href=\n        \"https:\/\/courts.eriecountypa.gov\/index.php\/courts\/family-court\/name-change\/\">\n          Name Change\n        <\/a>\n      <\/p>\n      <p>\n        <a href=\n        \"https:\/\/courts.eriecountypa.gov\/index.php\/departments\/clerk-of-records\/clerk-of-orphans-court\/\">\n          Orphan&#8217;s Court\n        <\/a>\n      <\/p>\n      <p>\n        <a href=\n        \"https:\/\/courts.eriecountypa.gov\/index.php\/courts\/family-court\/protection-from-abuse\/\">\n          Protection From Abuse\n        <\/a>\n      <\/p>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"mainContent\">\n  <h3>Forms<\/h3>\n  <hr class=\"blueLineTitle\">\n  <br>\n\n  <!-- Link table. -->\n  <figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-regular\">\n    <table class=\"has-fixed-layout\" style=\"width: 80%;\">\n      <thead>\n        <tr>\n          <th style=\"width: 15%;\">Type<\/th>\n          <th>Name<\/th>\n          <th style=\"width: 40%;\">View<\/th>\n        <\/tr>\n      <\/thead>\n\n      <tbody>\n        <tr>\n          <td>\n            <!-- File icon. -->\n            <i 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