COVID-19 exacerbated the crisis in access to legal services especially for victims of domestic violence for whom the pandemic made their situations even more precarious. In this article, the author shares his experience of building and implementing an automated solution to help pro-se litigants petition the court for emergency protection orders remotely and without the need to visit the courthouse. The article describes the lessons learned in developing a state court online portal dedicated to educating abuse victims and providing them with an automated way to petition the court for protection orders remotely without the need to visit a courthouse. The article concludes that implementing replicable models in other jurisdictions could create various efficient web-based solutions for helping self-represented litigants access the legal services that they need.

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COVID 19：自动化保护令请愿书以支持自我代表诉讼人的催化剂

COVID-19 加剧了获得法律服务的危机，特别是对于家庭暴力受害者而言，大流行使他们的处境更加不稳定。在本文中，作者分享了他构建和实施自动化解决方案的经验，该解决方案可帮助亲社会诉讼人远程向法院申请紧急保护令，而无需访问法院。这篇文章描述了在开发一个专门用于教育虐待受害者的州法院在线门户网站并为他们提供一种无需访问法院即可远程向法院申请保护令的自动化方式方面的经验教训。