Focused on combatting the growing behavioral health crisis sweeping Pennsylvania and the nation, the Pennsylvania Courts together with Supreme Court Justice Kevin M. Dougherty and the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency, today held its second summit in Union County.
Read MoreOn Sat., Oct. 18, the Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts (AOPC) Information Technology Department will perform a planned information technology outage for a critical system upgrade.
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In 2024, the number of new Protection from Abuse (PFA) orders filed statewide increased by <1% from 2023. A PFA is a civil court order to help protect victims of domestic violence, providing relief from abuse by an intimate partner, family or household member. Additional information about protection orders is available here.
The infographic below highlights 2024 PFA data including the statewide number of PFAs filed over the last five years, the top 10 counties with the highest number of PFA cases and the percentages of PFA case outcomes.
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