In this article, our Winnebago County Order of Protection lawyers give you the information you need about Orders of Protection (OPs) in Illinois.

In general, OPs are issued by courts to protect a petitioner or a party from abuse from another individual (typically a family or household member). We discuss how the term "abuse" can be widely interpreted under Illinois law, and how an OP differs from the more commonly known restraining order.

Read the full article by our Winnebago County Order of Protection attorneys on Illinois Order of Protection laws.

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In this article, our Winnebago County Order of Protection (OP) attorneys explain the different types of OPs, including:

• Emergency Orders of Protection
• Interim Orders of Protection
• Plenary Orders of Protection

Emergency OPs in Rockford can be granted without prior notice to the defendant and are often the first step to protect a defendant until the main OP is filed.  

‍Read the full article by our Winnebago County Order of Protection attorneys about Emergency Orders of Protection in Illinois.

In this article, our Winnebago County Order of Protection lawyers discuss Stalking No Contact Orders in Illinois.

If it is found that a person is not eligible for an Order of Protection in Rockford due to negative behavior of someone outside the house household, a person may be eligible to get a Stalking No Contact Order. This is meant to prevent repeated stalking from an individual who is not a family member or member of the household.

‍Read the full article by our Winnebago County order of protection attorneys explaining Illinois Stalking No Contact Orders.