Despite the fact that the majority of state civil protection order statutes confer legal authority upon judicial officers to include custody, visitation, and other child-related relief in civil protection orders (CPOs), judges often do not exercise that authority. These guiding principles and suggested practices are intended to assist communities’ efforts to address this disparity. They are the product of a collaborative effort involving the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges (NCJFCJ), the Battered Women’s Justice Project (BWJP), the Center for Court Innovation (CCI), and a group of national experts, including judges, attorneys, and advocates.