Which Courts You Can Go To
You may go to If you are | Family Court | Criminal Court | Supreme Court | |
Criminal prosecution is necessary to get an Order of Protection. | If there is an ongoing necessary to divorce or separation proceeding. | |||
Legally married to abuser | ||||
Divorced from abuser/ no children | ||||
Divorced from abuser/ with children | and you have a custody or visitation order | |||
Never legally married to abuser/with children | ||||
Never legally married to abuser/no child(ren) |