ACCESS eCourse Learning Exchange on The Civil Protection Order as a Tool for Economic Justice

Civil protection orders provide survivors of domestic violence with a tool for accessing economic justice.  Unlike criminal justice remedies, for which the state wields control over the case, civil protection orders provide survivors with agency over whether and how to initiate the case, the specific relief requested, and enforcement of the relief.  Civil protection order statutes are intended to promote safety and prevent future violence. Though underutilized, civil protection order codes include provisions that enable survivors to pursue economic relief, including access to material resources. Intended for nonlawyer legal advocates, this Learning Exchange did the following: discuss the nexus between economic justice and safety, examine the landscape of economic relief in civil protection orders, and offer practical advocacy strategies for nonlawyer advocates to leverage economic relief in protection orders, from intake to enforcement.