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  Miami-Dade
County, Domestic Violence Division, Eleventh Judicial Circuit of
Florida (BPI #014). Practices submitted:
Preparation of the petition and filing procedures, linkages with
comprehensive victim advocacy and services, procedures for emergency
hearings and orders, procedures for service of process for temporary
orders, procedures for hearings on the final order, standardized civil
protection order elements, mechanisms to monitor and enforce
compliance with the order, enforcement of orders from other state and
tribal jurisdictions, and case management (as “other” practice).
 
Second
Judicial District Court, Family Division, Reno, Nevada
(BPI #034). Practices submitted:
Preparation of the petition and filing procedures, linkages with
comprehensive victim advocacy and services, procedures for emergency
hearings and orders, procedures for service of process for temporary
orders, procedures for hearings on the final order, and standardized
civil protection order elements.
 
New
York State Unified Court System (BPI #036). Practices submitted:
Preparation of Petition and filing procedures, linkages with
comprehensive victim advocacy and services, procedures for emergency
hearings and orders, procedures for service of process for temporary
orders, standardized civil protection order elements, and enforcement
of orders from other state and tribal jurisdictions.

Family
Court, State of Delaware
(BPI #002). Practice submitted: Electronic firearms
relinquishment notices (as "other" practice).

Family Court, State of
Delaware (BPI #003). Practice submitted; Electronic
protection from abuse orders (as "other" practice).

Fifth
Judicial Circuit, Citrus County, Florida (BPI #012). Practices
submitted: Preparation of
the petition and filing procedures, linkages with comprehensive victim
advocacy and services, standardized civil protection order elements,
and enforcement of orders from other state and tribal jurisdictions.

Sixteenth Judicial
Circuit, Monroe County, Islamorada, Florida (BPI #013). Practices submitted:
Linkages with comprehensive victim advocacy and services,
procedures for emergency hearings and orders, procedures for service
of process for temporary orders, procedures for hearings on the final
order, standardized civil protection order elements, mechanisms to
monitor and enforce compliance with the order, enforcement of orders
from other state and tribal jurisdictions, and referral to alternative
dispute resolution (as “other” practice).

Superior
Court of Guam
(BPI #021). Practices
submitted: Linkages with comprehensive victim advocacy and services,
procedures for emergency hearings and orders, procedures for service
of process for temporary orders, procedures for hearings on the final
order, and standardized civil protection order elements.

First
Circuit Family
Court of Hawaii (BPI #022).
Practices submitted:
Preparation of the petition and filing procedures, linkages with
comprehensive victim advocacy and services, standardized civil
protection order elements, and enforcement of orders from other state
and tribal jurisdictions.

Eleventh
Judicial Circuit, Mclean County, Bloomington, Illinois (BPI #023).
Practices submitted:
Preparation of the petition and filing procedures, linkages
with comprehensive victim advocacy and services, procedures for
emergency hearings and orders, procedures for hearings on the final
order, and standardized civil protection order elements.
Additional
information from contact: The population of McLean County is
approximately 151,878. The county is 89.2 % white, 6.2% African
American, 2.1% Asian, and 2.5% Hispanic. The Court had 53,506 filings
in 2001, including 180 orders for protection.

Family
Division of the Circuit Court, Baltimore City, Maryland
(BPI #026). Practices submitted:
Preparation of the petition and filing procedures, linkages
with comprehensive victim advocacy and services, procedures for
emergency hearings and orders, procedures for service of process for
temporary orders, procedures for hearings on the final order, and
standardized civil protection order elements.

Maryland
Administrative Office of the Courts, Annapolis, Maryland (BPI #027. Practices submitted:
Preparation of the petition and filing procedures, linkages
with comprehensive victim advocacy and services, and procedures for
emergency hearings and orders.

Trial Court, Commonwealth of
Massachusetts (BPI #030). Submitted practices:
Preparation of the petition and filing procedures, procedures
for emergency hearings and order, and procedures for hearings on the
final orders.

Judicial
Circuit, Wayne County, Michigan (BPI #031). Submitted practices:
Preparation of the petition and filing procedures, procedures for
hearings on the final order, and mechanisms to monitor and enforce
compliance with the order.

Thirtieth
Circuit Court, Ingham County, Lansing, Michigan (BPI #032).
Practices submitted: Preparation
of the petition and filing procedures, linkages with comprehensive
victim advocacy and services, procedures for emergency hearings and
orders, procedures for hearings on the final order, standardized civil
protection order elements, mechanisms to monitor and enforce
compliance with the order, enforcement of orders from other state and
tribal jurisdictions, and central location for assistance and
information in the county (as “other” practices).

New
York City Family Court, Bronx, New York (BPI #035). Practices
submitted: Preparation of
the petition and filing procedures, linkages with comprehensive victim
advocacy and services, procedures for emergency hearings and orders,
procedures for service of process for temporary orders, procedures for
hearings on the final order, standardized civil protection order
elements, mechanisms to monitor and enforce compliance with the order,
enforcement of orders from other state and tribal jurisdictions, and
coordination of domestic violence and dependency petitions (as
“other” practice).

New
York State Unified Court System, New York, New York (BPI #037). Practice submitted: Interdisciplinary
training of judicial and non-judicial staff on family violence issues
(as “other” practice).
 Lancaster
County Court of Common Pleas, Lancaster, Pennsylvania (BPI #039). Submitted practices:
Preparation of Petition and filing procedures, linkages with
comprehensive victim advocacy and services, procedures for emergency
hearings and orders, procedures for service of process for temporary
orders, procedures for hearing on the final order, standardized civil
protection order elements, mechanisms to monitor and enforce
compliance with the order, and enforcement of orders from other state
and tribal jurisdictions.

Clark County District Court, Vancouver,
Washington (BPI
#041). Practices submitted: Preparation of Petition and filing
procedures, linkages with comprehensive victim advocacy and services,
standardized civil protection order elements, mechanisms to monitor
and enforce compliance with the order, enforcement of orders from
other state and tribal jurisdictions, and dedicated domestic violence
court (as “other” practice).
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