Legal Question in Criminal Law in Virginia

if I leave my physically abusive husband in new york and go to virginia can I file and order of protection there? Because I know he will come there once he knows that I am there.


Asked on 7/12/11, 7:22 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Michael Hendrickson Law Office Michael E. Hendrickson

Yes, you could file for a CPO (Civil Protection Order) in the Commonwealth,

but you would still have to have a verified address at which the defendant/respondent could be properly served with notice of the pending matter

in order for the case to proceed forward in the appropriate court of the Commonwealth.

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Answered on 7/12/11, 8:20 pm


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