21.   First, the corporation applies to the appropriate court to issue a protective order.

22.   Gomez obtained a protective order to keep her former husband, Don DeLaCruz, at a safe distance.

23.   He was told that Borders had been there in violation of the protective order.

24.   Hortencia filed for divorce after three years of marriage, and requested a protective order against Dehoyos.

25.   His wife has filed for a protective order against him.

26.   How do I get a protective order?

27.   In domestic violence cases, the victim can seek a protective order from a judge.

28.   In her petition for a protective order, Ms. Edwards said she had been threatened on many occasions, and physically beaten on others.

29.   In the last couple of years, lawmakers, law enforcement officials and the courts have put muscle into protective orders.

30.   Inside the vehicle was a copy of a protective order and a letter that Rodriguez had received from Dehoyos when he was in jail, Kirkpatrick said.