Slaves. Secession, the Civil War, and the End of Slavery. When the Georgia Trustees first envisioned their colonial experiment in the early 1730s, they banned slavery in order to avoid the slave-based plantation economy that had developed in other colonies in the American South.
If the restraining order is part of the criminal case, and is being heard in conjunction with that case, the public defender can represent her on that. If the restraining order is civil in nature, which would likely be indicated by that hearing being heard in a separate courthouse, then the public defender would not be available to her.
Ask the Court to VACATE (take off) your restraining order. You already have already applied for and received a restraining order against someone in Family Court at a Court hearing. If you have a restraining order (protective order) against someone through the criminal court, you cannot use this paperwork. Ask the Restraining Order Help Center staff for the forms to ask for a Court hearing in Criminal Court. Restraining Order Help Center.