By Rebecca Wade
If you’ve ever feared your safety is being threatened by another person, you may need to seek a protective order. In this week’s FAQ Friday, Wade Grimes Friedman Meinken and Leischner partner Rebecca Wade explains the difference between emergency, temporary and permanent orders.
About the Author

Rebecca Janet Wade
Rebecca Wade is a partner at Wade Grimes Friedman Meinken & Leischner PLLC, practicing in all areas of family law and criminal law having experience with protective orders, divorce, child custody and visitation, child protective services investigations, juvenile delinquency, and criminal charges.
Wade has been named a 2023 Best Lawyer in America by U.S. News & World Report, a 2023 Super Lawyer in Northern Virginia and Washington D.C., and a 2020-2021 Top Lawyer by Northern Virginia Magazine.