Personal Protection Order

PPO General Information

Michigan law has built in protection for victims in the form of personal protection orders or PPO’s. There are two types of PPO’s:

Domestic PPO: You may request a domestic PPO if the person you want protection from is:

• Your spouse or former spouse
• Someone with whom you have a child in common
• Someone you are dating or have dated in the past
• Someone you live with now or have lived in the same household with you in the past

You must show the court that this person is interfering with your personal freedom or has threatened or committed violence against you

Stalking PPO: You may request a stalking PPO to protect you from anyone else who has committed two or more acts without your consent that make you feel threatened, harassed, frightened or molested.

You may not get either type of PPO against your minor child.

A minor child cannot get a PPO against a parent.

Anyone who knowingly and intentionally makes a false statement to the court in support of a petition for a PPO is subject to the contempt powers of the court