Domestic Violence Program

Hello and welcome to the Utah State Courts Domestic Violence Program's webpage. This program is housed in the Administrative Office of the Courts and assists local courts and community partners in developing practices to improve consistency in the courts' response to intimate partner violence. The program coordinator monitors systems-related trends, legal updates, and best practices locally and nationwide. The program cannot provide legal advice for individual cases or represent parties in court.

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Statistics¹

• Fiscal Year 2013 Civil Domestic Violence Statistics - Excel
• Fiscal Year 2013 Criminal Domestic Violence Statistics
  • District Courts - Excel
  • Justice Courts - Excel

Court Resources

• General Domestic Violence Resource Cards²
• Court Calendars
• Local legal resources:
  • Legal Clinics
  • Self Help Contacts
• Domestic Violence Benchbook³ - PDF
• Assisting Victims with Protective Orders - OTP LearningLink
• Register for Protective Order Service Notification (dps.utah.gov)

Survey

We are currently conducting a survey. We value your feedback, and would appreciate if you took a few moments to respond to some questions. All responses are anonymous.

• Take the survey now (surveymonkey.com)

Contact

For any questions or feedback, please contact the Domestic Violence Program Coordinator.

Valerie Paul, J.D.
Administrative Office of the Courts
valeriep@utcourts.gov
801-578-3809
450 S. State Street
P.O. Box 140241
Salt Lake City, Utah 84114

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¹Provided by the Court Services Department

²Individual counties may have specific resources for their area. Please contact the program coordinator with questions.

³The Domestic Violence benchbook was last updated in 2012 and may not reflect recent updates to the law. The benchbook is not a substitute for legal advice.

The Utah State Courts mission is to provide the people an open, fair, efficient, and independent system for the advancement of justice under the law.