Elder or Dependent Adult Abuse

What you need to know

A Restraining Order to Prevent Elder or Dependent Adult Abuse is a court order that helps protect people from being abused. If you are a person 65 years or older or a dependent adult, you can ask for a restraining order if you have been:

• Physically abused
• Financially abused
• Mentally or emotionally abused
• Neglected
• Abandoned or abducted
• Isolated or
• Deprived by a caregiver of goods or services you needed to avoid harm or suffering