Hood Releases Guide to Help Domestic Violence Victims

Attorney General Jim Hood unveiled a guide that gives victims of domestic abuse a new support for how to navigate through the process to be able to obtain domestic abuse protection orders.  The new guides take victims through the entire process of how to obtain a protective order, easy-to-follow instructions, and a question and answer section.  “Many victims of domestic violence are intimidated by the process of going to court for protection, particularly when they do not have the funds to hire a lawyer to represent them,” said Attorney General Jim Hood. “Protection orders provide advocates with another tool to assist victims in finding safety,” said Sandy Middleton, executive director for the Center for Violence Prevention.  “It is the hope that this guide will improve access to the court system by providing a roadmap for victims who are in need of a domestic abuse protection order, which will in turn, improve the safety of these individuals,” said Attorney General Hood.  A copy of the guide can be found on the AG’s website, in domestic violence shelters, to each court authorized to issue domestic abuse protection orders, and in public libraries.