Who deals with PPOs?

• A. District Court - Family Division
• B. Magistrate Court - Family Division
• C. Circuit Court - Family Division
• D. US Supreme Court

Answer: (C)

PPOs are protective orders issued in domestic relations matters to keep someone safe from abuse, harassment, or threats. They fall under family law, so the court that handles these issues is the one with established authority over family matters within the general trial system. In many jurisdictions, that forum is the Family Division of the Circuit Court, which has the appropriate jurisdiction to issue, modify, and enforce orders of protection after hearings (including temporary ex parte orders and longer-term protections). The other options either aren’t the designated body for family-law protective orders, or are not the forum that handles these reliefs at all (the US Supreme Court doesn’t handle individual protective orders, and District or Magistrate Courts typically do not carry the specialized family division authority for these matters).