Domestic violence is a complex problem that regularly affects society. Court systems across the United States have attempted to create regulations to protect victims of domestic abuse. Additionally, small, nonprofit organizations attempting to supplement jurisdictional protection with additional resources are sparsely scattered throughout the United States. However, domestic abuse appears to be much larger than any services these systems can maintain. Victims of domestic violence suffer from harmful problems that even the justice and nonprofit systems have yet to overcome, and as society advances, more and more problems seem to arise. Philadelphia's legal system has provided what is known as "Protection from Abuse Order (PFA)". Under state law, abuse is defined as attempting or causing physical harm, creating fear of bodily harm, sexual assault, false imprisonment or stalking. The PFA protects victims from interactions, abuse, stalking, and harassment by the abuser (Family Law Section of the Philadelphia Bar Association, 2009). Additionally, due to the family complications that can arise from domestic abuse, PFAs can also provide child support, custody, and monetary compensation. If the victim is eligible and the PFA is issued, it lasts only 36 months (3 years), but can be extended if circumstances make it necessary (Family Law Section of the Philadelphia Bar Association, 2009). While this PFA seems useful in its intentions, the more technical details of a PFA are questionable. As in many other cities, in Philadelphia a PFA petition can only be filed in Family Court during business hours of 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. In most cases, however, the common working hours for an employee are 9:00 am to 5:00 pm; if the victims are linked to...... middle of paper ...... the extractors seem to be in front of them. References On domestic violence. (2004). Nursing, 34(9), 27.Abramsky, T., Watts, C.H., Garcia-Moreno, C., Devries, K., Kiss, L., Ellsberg, M., Jansen, HAFM, & Heise, L. ( 2011). What factors are associated with recent intimate partner violence? Results of the WHO multinational study on women's health and domestic violence. BMC Public Health, 11(1), 109-125. doi:10.1186/1471-2458-11-109.Family Law Section of the Philadelphia Bar Association. (2009). Protection from Abuse in Philadelphia County. The courts of Philadelphia. Retrieved March 14, 2012, from www.courts.phila.gov/pdf/brochures/dr/pfa-Brochure.pdfViolence Against Women Office. (2001). Stalking and domestic violence. Report from the US Department of Justice to Congress. Retrieved March 14, 2012, from https://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/ojp/186157.pdf