Welcome to the Domestic Violence Resource Center! This page allows you to access appropriate community and legal resources to help you deal with your abusive situation. It also contains information regarding the court system and your rights and options under Ohio law. Please be careful where you put any of the documents you print from this page. Abusive individuals can become even more abusive and angry when they learn that you are taking steps to protect yourself or better your situation.
If you are being abused, threatened, or harassed there are many community and legal resources available to help you. Search through this page to the find a shelter or statewide organization that can help you get the information or services you need.
Click here to learn more about your local court system, including directions to the courthouse and rules and procedures you will need to follow during court hearings.
Click on this link if you plan to represent yourself in a Civil Protection Order and Stalking Protection Order hearing and want to learn more about the Court process and procedures. This link contains pamphlets that you can print out.
Click here if you would like to print out a copy of the fill-in-blank forms that you must file with the Court to get a Domestic Violence Civil Protection Order or a Stalking Protection Order.
