What is the best strategy for answering an accusation of domestic violence in a divorce? Your former spouse has obtained an emergency restraining order after accusing you of abuse, child abuse or some other form of domestic violence. Many people ignore the issues surrounding a restraining order, but the consequences can have a life-altering and permanent impact on multiple aspects…
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Even a Temporary Restraining Order Can Permanently Affect Child Custody
It may surprise you to learn that even a temporary restraining order can permanently affect child custody. This is rooted in a law which was changed in 2014 to mandate that any child custody, parenting time or child support order issued while a Domestic Violence Restraining Order (DVRO) was in place, survive the termination or expiration of the DVRO. Divorces…