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Updated: 
April 1, 2024

What is a financial exploitation protective order?

A financial exploitation protective order is a civil court order that protects an elderly person, a “protected person,” or an incapacitated adult from an abuser who has committed financial exploitation. You do not have to have a specific relationship with the abuser to get an order.1

1 W. Va. Code § 55-7J-1(a)