An Update on Denied and Dismissed Protective Order in Montgomery County, Maryland

This report analyzes data collected by Court Watch Montgomery in 2,997 protective order hearings from 2015 to 2018 that resulted in judges granting final protective...

Protective orders that prohibit domestic abusers from having contact with their victims are central to legal avenues to reduce domestic violence. But hearings involving domestic...

This report documents the tragic deaths of 35 children state-wide in intimate partner related violence. Almost a third were killed during dangerous court-ordered exchanges for...

This is a summary of testimony given by Court Watch’s Executive Director, Laurie Duker, before the Neshante & Chloe Davis Domestic Violence Prevention Task Force....