If I leave my son-in-law's house in an emergency situation and go to a shelter or to a friend's house, how will I be able to get my personal belongings out of the house? I would be too scared to go back by myself. Can the emergency protection order help?

Yes. An emergency protection order can provide for a number of items if they are requested. The order can:

• restrain your son-in-law from being at or near specific places which can include home, work, school.
• restrain your son-in-law from communicating or contacting you and other specified people, for example, your friends or relatives.
• provide that you and other family members have exclusive occupation of a residence for a certain period of time.
• provide for a police officer to remove your son-in-law from the home.
• provide for a police officer to accompany you to the home to collect personal belongings.
• provide for the seizure of weapons where they have been used or threatened to be used to commit family violence.
• order any other item that a judge feels necessary to ensure your protection. It is always a good idea to request that the judge order that if the respondent breaks the order, the police will have the power to arrest him or her.

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