Legal/Court Services | WESTCHESTER COUNTY PROBATION DEPARTMENT

Issues a court order to protect a person who is experiencing domestic violence and/or abuse. Domestic violence is defined as an act or acts of emotional, mental or physical abuse occurring between individuals who are 1. Related by blood or affinity; 2. Legally married to one another; 3. Formally married regardless whether they still reside together; 4. Have a child in common regardless of marital status or have lived together; 5. Not related by blood or affinity and are or have been in an intimate relationship regardless if it is sexual in nature