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Legal Advocacy and Restraining Orders

  1. Overview of Legal Advocacy
  2. Some Dos and Don’ts of Advocacy
  3. Ten Points to Consider Before Choosing to File a Restraining Order
  4. Legal Advice vs. Legal Information
  5. What is Legal Advice? How do you Recognize “The Line?”
  6. Suggestions When Interviewing a Client Who Wishes to Obtain a Restraining Order
  7. Overview of Victim Service Representative Law in Wisconsin
  8. Service Representative Selection Form
  9. Victim Service Representative Statute Sec. 895.45, Wis. Stats.
  10. Overview of De Novo Process: For Use with Decisions Made by Commissioners
  11. Motion for De Novo Hearing on a TRO or Injunction (Form CV-503)
  12. Creative Use of Protection Orders in Battered Immigrant Cases
  13. Judges’ Domestic Violence Booklet
  14. Sample Neighborhood Watch Form
  15. Five Messages to Relay to Victims
  16. Preserving the Record at an Injunction Hearing
  17. Wisconsin Laws Related to the Unauthorized Practice of Law (UPL)
  18. Preventing UPL Related to Restraining Orders/Injunctions
  19. Power and Control Wheel

C. Wisconsin Restraining Order Laws

  1. Restraining Orders in Wisconsin
  2. Domestic Abuse TRO and Injunction Checklist: Wis. Stat. § 813.12
  3. Harassment TRO and Injunction Checklist: Wis. Stat. § 813.125
  4. Child Abuse TRO and Injunction Checklist: Wis. Stat. § 813.122
  5. Individuals at Risk TRO and Injunction Checklist: Wis. Stat. § 813.123
  6. Issues for Individual at Risk Restraining Orders as per § 813.123
  7. Differences Between Domestic Abuse and Harassment
  8. Restraining Orders for the Elderly
  9. Restraining Orders for Minors
  10. Service Requirements and Issues for Wisconsin Restraining Orders
  11. Service by Publication
  12. Everything You Need to Know About Enforcement of Restraining Orders: A Guide for Wisconsin Law Officers
  13. Full Faith and Credit of Protection Orders: Checklist
  14. Full Faith and Credit of Canadian Protection Orders: Checklist
  15. Guardianship, Guardians ad Litem and Powers of Attorney
  16. Criminal and Civil “No Contact” Conditions
  17. Databases for Wisconsin Civil and Criminal Information
  18. Findings Under Wis. Stat. § 813.12(5g) to Convert a Domestic Abuse Injunction Petition to a Harassment Injunction Petition
  19. Wisconsin Case Law Summary: TROs and Injunctions
  20. The Definition of “Imminent Danger of Harm” as Required for a Domestic Abuse Temporary Restraining Order

B. Process to File and Obtain a Restraining Order

  1. Obtaining a Restraining Order in Wisconsin: Two-Part Process
  2. Ten Points to Consider Before Choosing to File a Restraining Order
  3. Process for Obtaining a Restraining Order in Wisconsin
  4. Writing a Restraining Order Statement
  5. Important Information to Include in a Petition for a Domestic Abuse or Harassment Temporary Restraining Order (TRO)
  6. Preparing for Injunctions: Petitioner/Advocate Checklist
  7. Overview of a Formal Injunction Hearing Process
  8. Preparation for Court
  9. Databases for Wisconsin Civil and Criminal Information
  10. The Definition of “Imminent Danger of Harm” as Required for a Domestic Abuse TRO
  11. De Novo Review Process
  12. Overview of the Process for Obtaining an Appellate Review
  13. Safety Issues at Injunction Hearings