Definition
Programs that help older adults or younger adults with a physical or mental disability that impairs their ability to care for themselves obtain an order from the court that protects them from physical or financial abuse, neglect or abandonment, isolation, withholding by a caregiver of basic needs or services or harassment/stalking by a caregiver or other person. If the abuser is a spouse or partner, a child or grandchild or other close family member, the individual may also need a domestic violence protective/restraining order.
URL Name
FT-6940-1950
Third Level Code
FT-6940
Taxonomy Code
FT-6940.1950
Parent Code
FT-6940
Family Code
F
Second Level Code
FT
Fourth Level Code
FT-6940-1950
Use References
Individuals at Risk Protection Orders, Individuals at Risk Protective Orders, Individuals at Risk Restraining Orders, Orders of Protection for the Elderly, Orders of Protection for the Elderly and Disabled
Publication Status
Draft