Restraining Orders

The steps for getting a sexual violence protective order are similar to the steps for getting an order of protection from abuse, but you will fill out different forms.

Your petition for a sexual violence protective order must include the following information:

1. the act(s) of non-consensual sexual conduct or non-consensual sexual penetration the abuser committed against you, including the date on which it happened; and
2. the specific things the abuser said or did during or after the non-consensual act which make you afraid that s/he will harm you in the future. If those things happened more than one year before you filed, you must also explain which exception to the time limit applies.¹

Note: If you are asking for an emergency order, your petition must also state that the abuser poses an immediate and present danger of causing you physical harm.²

¹ 10 Del.C. § 7205(a)
² 10 Del.C. § 7204(a)(3)