On our Virginia Restraining Orders page, we updated the following questions to reflect the fact that a violation petition can now be filed where the victim lived at the time of the violation:
We also updated How much does it cost to get a protective order? Do I need a lawyer? to improve clarity.
On our Virginia Custody page, we updated If a custody order is already in place, how can I get it changed? to include the Air Force and Space Force as a military branches where a deployment could affect a parent’s custody.
All of these changes were made in English; Spanish coming soon!
We also updated the citations in the following questions in both English and Spanish:
- Can I get temporary custody if I have a protective order against the other parent?
- Do I have to register my protection order in Virginia to get it enforced?
Finally, we added one statute related to custody for parents in the military to our Selected Virginia Statutes page.
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Summary:
On our Virginia Restraining Orders page, we updated questions four questions. On our Virginia Custody page, we updated two questions. We also added one statute to our Selected Virginia Statutes page.




