Getting Help

What is a Personal Protection Order (PPO)? 

A Personal Protection Order (PPO) is an order by the Court which restrains the offending family member from committing family violence against you, your children, or other family members. It is made when the Court is satisfied that family violence has been, or is likely to be committed, and that a protection order is necessary.

The PPO is granted only after a trial, unless the offender consents to the grant of the PPO. Medical reports and police reports can be helpful to obtain a PPO.

Other legal options include:

• Expedited Order (EO)
  • An EO is a temporary PPO that is issued when an application for PPO is filed, in cases where the judge finds that there is imminent danger of violence being committed. Unless extended by the Court, an EO lasts for 28 days from the date it was made and ceases on the date of the hearing.
• Domestic Exclusion Order (DEO)
  • A DEO excludes or restricts the perpetrator from entering the family home, or part of the family home.

Where can you apply for a PPO?

The Family Protection Centre (FPC)

• Family Justice Courts, Level 1
  13 Havelock Square
  Singapore 059725

PAVE Integrated Services for Individual and Family Protection Specialist Centre (PAVE ISIFPSC)

• Ang Mo Kio Branch
  Block 211, Ang Mo Kio Ave 3, #01-1446 Singapore 560 211
  Te: 6555 0390
  Email: intake@pave.org.sg
• Yishun Branch
  Blk 305, Yishun Central, #01-175 Singapore 760305
  Tel: 6555 0390
  Email: intake@pave.org.sg

Family Violence Specialist Centres (FVSCs)

• TRANS SAFE Centre
  Blk 410 Bedok North Avenue 2
  #01-58
  Singapore 460410
  Tel: 6449 9088
  Website link
• Care Corner Project StART
  Blk 7A Commonwealth Ave
  #01-672
  Singapore 141007
  Tel: 64761482
  Website link

For more information on how to apply for a PPO, please visit here or download this brochure.