Made for families and loved ones
This site explains Maryland’s Extreme Risk Protective Order law in plain language and helps you fill out the court forms. It is in beta, which means it is still being tested.
Your privacy
There are no accounts, no tracking and no ads. What you type into the forms stays in your browser and is never sent to us. It is erased when you close the tab. Videos and the storage map come from other websites and only load if you click them.
Not legal advice
This site gives general information. Laws and court forms can change. Check mdcourts.gov for current forms. For questions about your case, talk to a lawyer or call the District Court Self-Help Resource Center at 410-260-1392.
The court decides
This site cannot tell you whether a judge will issue an order. Only a judge or commissioner decides that, after looking at the facts. Our aim is to help you give the court clear and truthful information.
Who made this
This site was developed with the Johns Hopkins Center for Suicide Prevention. It is a companion to a site for clinicians, erpo.nestadt.org. Photos are for illustration and do not show real people involved in a case.
How current it is
Laws, court forms and court data were last reviewed in October 2026. See the sources.