Did you know that "restraining order" is a broad term used to cover orders from a civil court that require one of the parties to take or refrain from certain actions, while an Order of Protection is the correct term for what people are talking about when they say restraining order? To understand orders of protection, in this article, our DuPage County orders of protection and criminal law attorneys talk about how to file for an Order of Protection and what can be used as a remedy for one.