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April 2021

We updated the links and information on our D.C. Download Court Forms page in English and Spanish.

We added a new question in English to our Ohio Domestic Violence/Dating Violence Protection Orders page called Can I get a protection order if I’m a minor? Spanish soon to come. We also revised four questions to add the term “dating violence protection order” and changed the name of the section to make it clearer that this section applies to victims of dating violence too, not just domestic violence.

We added links to a motion to modify or terminate a protection order, a motion for contempt, and a dating violence protection order to our Ohio Download Court Forms page. Changes made in English and Spanish.

We updated and reorganized 12 questions in our Nebraska State Gun Laws section to make it easier to use and more state specific. All changes in English, but Spanish is coming soon!

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