Temporary Order Of Protection Questions
This person has Temporary Order Of Protection Questions.
I have a 44 year old son, married to his 25 year old wife, they have a 1 year old who they adore. My son has been called the best father and best husband in the world by his in laws and his wife adores him. He does not have criminal record at all. His wife and him had a big argument, and my son slap her in the mouth and punch her in the back of her head, police found swollen lip(she states it wasn't swollen and doesn't know why they wrote that), nothing on the head but when he strike her in the head (which she states it wasn't hard) she was about to pick up the baby and her head bounced on the baby's and she got a red mark in her forehead(police states says that baby was hit with unknown object), baby started crying and my son got scared and ran while his wife spoke to the cops. She also told me that the hit wasn't hard at all and the mark on the baby was gone within 30 minutes and she has a picture. The next day she called my house and was hysterically crying that she wanted to speak to my son and how much she loves him and that she didn't mean to call the cops but that she was afraid and that he didn't beat her up it was two aggression and then he ran. She is begging me for forgiveness and I told her I have nothing to forgive, he did do wrong. She kept on begging me for me to pass on the phone to my son, my son did wanted to speak to her. I just thought they should take a little more time to think. Then our pastor from church who has a degree in marriage counseling called my son and told him I would like for you to talk to her please, she is devastated and wants just for you to go home and be with your baby. They talked and they were both crying on the phone hysterically, each one saying I love you, I love you. My son decided to go home the next day but early that day the police called him and said just come here to do some paperwork, when he show up he got arrested. I called his wife and she said she didn't understand why because she clearly told the cops she is not pressing charges. My son stayed 1 and half days in jail and was given a temporary order of protection, protecting his wife and baby until 8/28. He is devastated and so sorry for what he did, his wife wants him back and is crying every day, not eating, and misses him a lot. His two year old which was the love of his life is missing him dearly but he cannot have any communication with either of them. When I call, his wife just keeps on apologizing and saying that she didn't press charges why he can't see his baby or me. She is desperate, he was the one supporting them, always taking them everywhere, always buying his baby her organic foods, he would come from work and take his car 1 hour drive to buy her food, he is the one that does the grocery shopping, laundry, maintains everything in the house, fixes everything, orders supplies, orders the milk for the baby. She is lost without him and just wants him back. Child services already went to her house and asked how the baby was doing and was going around the house to see if the baby is properly attended. My son has her like a princess, she has everything that any child wishes, his wife keeps telling the baby that he is coming back soon, that he is working, she is scared to do a webcam conference or to have them talk to each other, she constantly ask for her father, at night he used to rock her to sleep, he would sing all her favorite songs, she keeps asking I want Papa to sing, and she sing the songs, her mom breaks down and can't take it how her baby misses her dad. She is now singing to her the song that my son used to sing to the baby but she says "no mama" I want papa to sing" and of course she says papa is working he is coming very soon. My son wants a second chance he is dying of sorrow, he can't take not talking to them, he wants to see them, talk to them he is just devastated, we got a lawyer and a court date in 20 days. Lawyer said because he has a misdemeanor but with letter A's which is the highest of misdemeanor. He said not to worry because my son has no history and this is the first time and he is hopeful that on the first court day he is granted a limited order of protection where he can go home but behave. Anyone knows what are the chances for my son? He wants this to be over so fast, but has read that this can go for years. The temporary order of protection is until 8/28, he is worry that it will go that far and miss on his baby, he is dying of pain. He can't sleep and can concentrate on anything. Please if anyone has any ideas on how we can shorten this please help us. I heard that going to anger management center before the first court date can help him very much, is this true?
I am not saying that my son did right, but I believe in him and with the proper treatment he will be ok. I am just so confused as to why if his wife didn't press charges he was giving a temp order of protection expiring in 10 months. I will be ok with a 2 or 3 months but so long. So what happens when the temp order expires? He gets to go back home? What are the court dates for? if there is an expiration date? If our lawyer wins the case, his wife gets in trouble? does it mean to the law that she lied? we don't want her to go through this at all? we definitely don't want her separated from her daughter, we don't want to fight for custody I just want for my son to go back home to his wife and baby.
Thank you for taking your time and advise its greatly appreciate, thank you so much.
Georgia Restraining Order Help
Here is a letter from a reader in Georgia asking for restraining order advice we recently received.
From: Kimberley S
To: ka7niq@yahoo.com
Sent: Wednesday, February 22, 2012 4:46 PM
Subject: Georgia Restraining Order
To: ka7niq@yahoo.com
Sent: Wednesday, February 22, 2012 4:46 PM
Subject: Georgia Restraining Order
Restraining Order Help
I will send you the attached info and also let you know background info.
1. Yes I colored and put play tattoos on the children we were just playing.
2. Yes they rode on the go cart with my son and no accident occurred me and Eric ( her x husband ) were watching.
3. Yes I went to her work but with my sister to find out sex of the baby which all I did was smile when I saw her.
4. Yes I emailed her asking her to leave me alone.
I’m just not sure what to expect or to even trust our court system she has went through a woman’s advocate group to get this TRO and I am fin with being kept from her but she is trying to keep kids from me, which is very sad. Because she has jealousy issues. This is a fake a non sense report but yet it has caused major embarrassment in my life. What can I do?
You will see her tro attached we have court coming up in Georgia any advice? Can you tell me what laws I broke and anything that might be helpful to get me through this craziness.
Thanks,
Kimberley
Stalking in Manatee County Florida
Here is an email we received from a reader about her Manatee County Florida Court Experiences. Since it deals with Stalking and Restraining Orders, we are publishing it.
I was granted a order of protection against domestic violence in Manatee County Fl back in June 2010. This was extended to a lifetime order a few months later. My ex stalked be for 18 months, he was served with an arraignment date and never showed up to court. The court date was rescheduled six time and he never showed up. He continued to stalk me and no one in Fl helped. For nine months I was told (and this appeared on the court site) that he had a WRIT (war rent). Later I learned that the court had dropped the ball and never delivered the necessary paperwork to the sheriff. As he continued to stalk me I continued to file violations with the court. The only thing that resultedfrom this was that he obtained my confidential phone number from court records. Then he called me from a pay as you go phone and blocking his number. He called me over a thousand times with in three days. The police in Fl or the court did nothing to help me. I got the phone records on my own with the help of the local police in my home town. The police in my state helped me get the phone records to the state attorney in FL. Finally almost two years later he is charged (not with stalking) with contempt. The only reason he is found and served is that he is in jail on a UN related charge. He is released form jail and shows up for court, he sees me at court and walks up to me and says hello I love you . He gets arrested and the trial is rescheduled, finally he gets charged. In the months of June and July I file 20 complaints (with photos of his number on my phone) , The court rolls all his charges together and he receives ( after 18 months of stalking) 12 months probation and an additional 6 months probation and 5 days in jail.
The probation is backwards,, the first 12 months he has to fill out paper work one time a month, the second six months he has to report weekly and have drug and Alochol testing. He has never provided the court with a correct address. He still reports the wrong address to his PO and they do nothing. The judge I had has Janette Dunningham and she had the nerve to ask me when I said that he was calling my friends " how do you know it was him" Clearly this judge spent no time looking over myhundred es of pages of complaints. Had she done this she would have known it was him, I had witnesses and voice recordings. So he stalks me for 18 months, never shows up in court, makes me live in fear for all most two years. All he gets is 5 days in jail and backwards probation. best of all he plead guilty but got adjudication .Fl law is a joke and this is why women that leave abusive men end up dead!! And remember FL is the state taht set Casey Anthony free. I have no faith in FL courts. This same judge had my divorce case and he never has shown up in court for that case either.. yet no charges no contempt no failure to appear. The assistant DA David Davidson has been helpful, but he is the only one I can say that about. If you are a criminal and you get Judge Dunningham, you are lucky. If you are a victiam and you get her ask for another judge, be your own advocate do your own home work, do not expect the state of FL to do their job! gather your own evidence, they will do nothing for you!
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California Restraining Order Cover Up ?
We just received this from a reader
To: Restraining Order Blog
From: Winslow C. Rouse
Former Alameda County District Attorney Accused in Cover Up
Of A “Whole Generation” Of Void California Restraining Orders
San Francisco, California, January 23, 2012 - The attached letter was sent
San Francisco, California, January 23, 2012 - The attached letter was sent
to California Attorney General Kamala Harris and San Francisco-based
Senior District Judge Thelton Henderson on January 20, 2012 advising them
that the former Alameda County District Attorney Thomas J. Orloff and several
as yet unnamed judicial accomplices have for the past eleven years successfully
covered up the fact that through a publishing error all restraining orders which
were issued in the entire State of California in 1999 and 2000 were and continue
to be void and unenforceable, with tragic consequences for thousands of innocent
people, the majority of whom are young black males.
For media representative who wish to follow up on or corroborate this story, all
For media representative who wish to follow up on or corroborate this story, all
documents referenced in the letter are in the public domain, many of them available
online for easy retrieval.
For additional information on this important and quickly developing story, contact:
For additional information on this important and quickly developing story, contact:
Restraining Order Abuse
Here is an example of restraining order abuse sent in by one of our readers by email.
Restraining Order Blog is not meant to harass, directly or indirectly contact, harm, imtimidate, bring any emotional distress, stalk or cyberstalk, nor intentionally slander or damage any individual in any way. Nor is it intended to initiate any third party contact on behalf of any poster or author, or violate a current restraining order in any way. If you feel there is anything on our Restraining Order Blog that is slanderous, untrue, or illegal, please bring it to our attention. Our Restraining Order Blog Legal Staff will examine your request promptly, and any post you find offensive will be reviewed and possibly removed in a timely mannner
I
have a story of restraining order abuse to share with your forum. I’ve
published a detailed account of it online as part of a serial blog
examining restraining order abuses. I’ve also started an e-petition to
attract lawmakers’ attention to them. The web addresses are below. The
restraining order taken out against me has long since expired (March
2007), but I understand from your mission statement that you prefer your
contributors to speak of their experiences in general and not specific
terms. With your permission, this is what I would like to post to your
Restraining Order Abuse blog (and I’m glad to make any adjustments your
forum rules mandate):
I
was stalked several years ago by a woman who lingered nightly for hours
in the dark outside of my house, engaged me in a sexually coercive
relationship for a period of months while concealing from me she was
someone’s wife, then lied to police and swore out a fraudulent
restraining order against me in her husband’s name to conceal her
hanky-panky from him—this while my mother, who had also befriended her,
was being treated for breast cancer.
This woman, a professional scientist and cancer specialist whose father-in-law is the northwest regional medical director for Arkansas
Blue Cross and Blue Shield, both fabricated and falsified evidence, and
will be vulnerable to prosecution for perjury until the fall of 2013.
Her calculated lies to the police and courts included contrived
allegations of sexual harassment and fear of assault to her, to her
husband, to her friends, and even to her mother (who resided in a
different part of the country). Anyone she was concerned I would talk to
about her hanky-panky was alleged to be at risk of violence. The
fallout from her obscene conduct and frauds has taken an immeasurable
toll on me and damaged several others’ lives besides.
I’ve
explored and editorialized on the politics and policies that made it
possible for the woman in my narrative to do what she did in a serial
blog, which I hope will serve as a resource to others, and have posted
an online petition in the hope of brining lawmakers’ attention to these
sorts of abuses of civil process so they can’t continue:
Please add your voice to both and bring them to the notice of others with a stake in these issues.
Restraining Order Blog is not meant to harass, directly or indirectly contact, harm, imtimidate, bring any emotional distress, stalk or cyberstalk, nor intentionally slander or damage any individual in any way. Nor is it intended to initiate any third party contact on behalf of any poster or author, or violate a current restraining order in any way. If you feel there is anything on our Restraining Order Blog that is slanderous, untrue, or illegal, please bring it to our attention. Our Restraining Order Blog Legal Staff will examine your request promptly, and any post you find offensive will be reviewed and possibly removed in a timely mannner
Tampa Man Violates Restraining Order ?
Restraining Order Blog got this question from a reader in Tampa Florida who emailed it to us,
So my ex of 16 years had a restraining order put on me in Tampa 2 weeks ago, he did it by lying saying I came to his house in North Tampa and started physically hitting him which of course didnt happen but that's besides the point. Here is my question, we have 4 children togather and he is now violating his own Hillsborough County Restraining Order showing up at my house and I don't know what to do if there is anything I can do any legal advice would help please.
So my ex of 16 years had a restraining order put on me in Tampa 2 weeks ago, he did it by lying saying I came to his house in North Tampa and started physically hitting him which of course didnt happen but that's besides the point. Here is my question, we have 4 children togather and he is now violating his own Hillsborough County Restraining Order showing up at my house and I don't know what to do if there is anything I can do any legal advice would help please.
Restraining Orders in Tampa
Restraining Orders in Tampa
It takes a lot of self-control for any person not to contact the most important person in your life. Even when it is against the law many people in Tampa do it anyway at their peril. Restraining orders in Tampa only go one way, against you, the defendant. If the victim is calling you, keep track of the calls and save the messages, but tell them you are under the restraining order in Tampa and hang up the phone. A lot of so-called victims of domestic violence in Tampa will abuse the restraining order by inviting you back, get mad at you again and have you arrested again. They won’t get in any trouble for doing this to you, and you’ll go to Orient Road Jail in Tampa. Never risk arrest and inprisonment for violating the restraining order in Tampa for any reason.
Never ignore a civil restraining order in Tampa, even if you think it was not properly served, was illegally obtained, or based on false information and outright lies. When a judge issues a temporary restraining order in Tampa, it is illegal to disobey the order. You can be prosecuted and go to jail for ignoring or Violating a Restraining Order in Tampa,
If you persistently ignore the court’s order by violating the temporary restraining order the judge in Tampa may impose a permanent restraining order on you that will last at least three years. Go to the court date on the notice to appear with a good domestic violence attorney in Tampa to represent you. The prosecution can and will use anything you say in your civil case against you in the criminal case.
You may have some property where the victim is living you want to get back. The only way is to hire an attorney or wait until you are appointed an attorney and have the attorney’s investigator contact the victim to arrange to get the defendant’s belongings back or to communicate with the victim for any reason. Restraining orders in Tampa prohibit contacting the victim through a third party, which includes your friends, family and their friends.
If a defendant needs to get personal belongings from their house they must contact the police in Tampa and ask them to stand by while they quickly get their essential possessions. Make sure you are clearly more than 150 yards away from the residence when you call the police. The police in Tampa will not permit any argument about what belongs to whom and what doesn’t. It is better to abandon your belongings than to set yourself up for a misdemeanor conviction for violating a court order in Tampa that carries the usual domestic violence penalties.
A defendant in a domestic violence case in Tampa always has a restraining order put on them by the court making it a misdemeanor crime for them to have any direct or indirect contact with the victim. Even if the victim contacts the defendant the order remains in effect until a judge lifts it. A victim cannot lift a restraining order in Tampa, only a judge can. This means that if the victim lives there (or the restraining order incorrectly says they do) a defendant can’t go to their house for any reason even if they pay the rent or own it. Defendants can’t call. It is difficult for defendants to visit their children. Even if a defendant is innocent of any crime they can still be prosecuted for violating the restraining order itself. Most restraining order violation cases in Tampa are easily proven.
Sometimes the district attorneys office in Tampa will dismiss a case without filing charges. In this situation the restraining order will still be in place for several days. They can reinstate the charges for a year in Tampa if it’s a misdemeanor, longer if it’s a felony. If a defendant makes unwanted contact with the victim after the temporary restraining order expires their activities could be reported to the police in Tampa, and they could be charged with the crime of stalking. Voice mail messages, e-mails, letters, floral bouquets, notes on cars, visits to the victim’s workplace, can all be used in evidence in a stalking prosecution in Tampa Florida.
It takes a lot of self-control for any person not to contact the most important person in your life. Even when it is against the law many people in Tampa do it anyway at their peril. Restraining orders in Tampa only go one way, against you, the defendant. If the victim is calling you, keep track of the calls and save the messages, but tell them you are under the restraining order in Tampa and hang up the phone. A lot of so-called victims of domestic violence in Tampa will abuse the restraining order by inviting you back, get mad at you again and have you arrested again. They won’t get in any trouble for doing this to you, and you’ll go to Orient Road Jail in Tampa. Never risk arrest and inprisonment for violating the restraining order in Tampa for any reason.
Never ignore a civil restraining order in Tampa, even if you think it was not properly served, was illegally obtained, or based on false information and outright lies. When a judge issues a temporary restraining order in Tampa, it is illegal to disobey the order. You can be prosecuted and go to jail for ignoring or Violating a Restraining Order in Tampa,
If you persistently ignore the court’s order by violating the temporary restraining order the judge in Tampa may impose a permanent restraining order on you that will last at least three years. Go to the court date on the notice to appear with a good domestic violence attorney in Tampa to represent you. The prosecution can and will use anything you say in your civil case against you in the criminal case.
You may have some property where the victim is living you want to get back. The only way is to hire an attorney or wait until you are appointed an attorney and have the attorney’s investigator contact the victim to arrange to get the defendant’s belongings back or to communicate with the victim for any reason. Restraining orders in Tampa prohibit contacting the victim through a third party, which includes your friends, family and their friends.
If a defendant needs to get personal belongings from their house they must contact the police in Tampa and ask them to stand by while they quickly get their essential possessions. Make sure you are clearly more than 150 yards away from the residence when you call the police. The police in Tampa will not permit any argument about what belongs to whom and what doesn’t. It is better to abandon your belongings than to set yourself up for a misdemeanor conviction for violating a court order in Tampa that carries the usual domestic violence penalties.
A defendant in a domestic violence case in Tampa always has a restraining order put on them by the court making it a misdemeanor crime for them to have any direct or indirect contact with the victim. Even if the victim contacts the defendant the order remains in effect until a judge lifts it. A victim cannot lift a restraining order in Tampa, only a judge can. This means that if the victim lives there (or the restraining order incorrectly says they do) a defendant can’t go to their house for any reason even if they pay the rent or own it. Defendants can’t call. It is difficult for defendants to visit their children. Even if a defendant is innocent of any crime they can still be prosecuted for violating the restraining order itself. Most restraining order violation cases in Tampa are easily proven.
Sometimes the district attorneys office in Tampa will dismiss a case without filing charges. In this situation the restraining order will still be in place for several days. They can reinstate the charges for a year in Tampa if it’s a misdemeanor, longer if it’s a felony. If a defendant makes unwanted contact with the victim after the temporary restraining order expires their activities could be reported to the police in Tampa, and they could be charged with the crime of stalking. Voice mail messages, e-mails, letters, floral bouquets, notes on cars, visits to the victim’s workplace, can all be used in evidence in a stalking prosecution in Tampa Florida.
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Domestic Violence in Tampa — The Facts
Domestic Violence in Tampa — The Facts
For additional information see Domestic Violence Against Men in Colorado
If you are charged with domestic violence in Tampa
• You are presumed guilty in Tampa until you prove your innocence and due process is nonexistent.
• Arrest is mandatory in Tampa and will be made without a warrant.
• Domestic Violence in Tampa Florida is the new Jim Crow.
If you are black in Tampa you are much more likely to be arrested, convicted, and spend a longer time in jail.
• In Domestic Violence cases in Tampa, the Prosecutors are out to win.
Your guilt or innocence is of no consequence to them.
• Prosecutors in Tampa often tack on additional charges after your arrest, especially if they can get felony
charges added. That gives them a much stronger position when trying to get a Domestic Violence plea bargain.
Tacking on additional Domestic Violence charges against you also increases the bail you must post.
• The District Attorney in Tampa
cannot
dismiss a domestic violence case or plea bargain it to anything
that does not involve domestic violence
The other party cannot get the charges against you dropped either as it is the State of Florida vs. you.
Realistically, the only way you can clear your record of a domestic violence charge in Tampa is to go through a jury trial.
The prosecutor in Tampa will attempt to bluff you about going to trial, and your defense attorney may recommend a Domestic Violence
plea bargain because he gets paid but doesn’t have to go to the time and effort of preparing for trial.
If you wisely call the prosecutor’s bluff and insist on going to a jury trial in Tampa we have heard innumerable stories
from men where the district attorney asks the judge in Tampa to dismiss the Domestic Violence case the morning the trial is to begin.
• In order to be released from jail in Tampa you will be issued a mandatory restraining order that you must sign and acknowledge. The restraining order will include:
(a) An order to vacate or stay away from the home of the victim
and to stay away from any other location where the victim is likely to be found.
Commonly this means you can’t go back to your own home or job
location even if she doesn’t live or work there, or have any claim to be on the property;
(b) An order to refrain from contact, or direct or indirect communication with the victim,
i.e., you can’t
contact any of her or your friends to obtain witnesses on your behalf;
No contact means no contact!
(c) An order prohibiting possession or control of firearms or other weapons
{a Federal felony under
18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(8 and 9)} and if you have military or police training you are classed as a
“trained killer;”
(d) An order prohibiting possession or consumption of alcohol or controlled substances;
and
(e) Any other order the court deems appropriate to protect the safety of the alleged victim. For example, as a

The mandatory restraining order only works one way.
You are restrained from contacting the other party but
they can contact you.
However, you can’t reply or speak to them when they do, or you go back to jail.
• No determination of your guilt is required before imposing such punishments.
What you should do if charged with domestic violence
• You will be given a hearing or arraignment before a magistrate or judge and formally charged.
If(?) you have been released on bail before the Domestic Violence hearing, you
must show up in court or you will lose all future rights and surrender your bail bond.
• Plead innocent to Domestic Violence and demand a jury trial!
A guilty or no contest Domestic Violence plea at this time, or failure to appear, is a
lifetime sentence regardless of anything the prosecutor may tell you about a “deferred sentence” or sealing your record (They lie all the time).
The prosecutor will do everything possible, commonly including lies, intimidation, and often mental torture to get you to plead guilty to Domestic Violence and accept a plea bargain.
A trial to a judge, or Domestic Violence bench trial is simply a long, slow way of pleading guilty.
Don’t make any statement at the hearing other than
“Not guilty” and a demand a jury trial.
• Get a Domestic Violence defense attorney!
If ever in your life you need a criminal defense lawyer experienced in Domestic Violence, now is the time.
If you have not been able to obtain an attorney while
in jail, and the court does not, or will not, assign a public defender, you must obtain your own.
• With luck and a competent criminal defense attorney in Tampa you may be able to have some terms of
the automatic restraining order against you lifted or modified at the hearing, e.g., the no
alcohol provision, or no contact with your children order, depending on circumstances.
• The court may require a bond or release you on your own recognizance. If you previously
posted a bond, and you are released on your own recognizance, ask to have the bond lifted.
• The lifetime cost of pleading guilty to domestic violence in Tampa is infinite and you cannot appeal.
Demand a jury trial!
Unless your guilt is clear (not likely in a
“he said/she said”
case), any criminal defense attorney in Tampa who suggests you accept a plea bargain or deferred sentence should be dismissed instantly as incompetent.
Corrupt lawyers in Tampa Florida love plea bargains because they get the same fees but don’t have to go to the labor of preparing for trial.
What happens if you are convicted, plead guilty, plea bargain, or accept a deferred sentence on a Domestic Violence charge in Tampa
• A conviction usually means the loss of your job. A plea bargain is a conviction!
If you accept a plea bargain you surrender all rights to an appeal.
Under DoD Directive 5220.6 a Domestic Violence conviction in Tampa will deny you a security clearance.
You will also lose your professional license(s) and any financial bond. Thus, doctors, teachers, and others who require professional licenses or financial bonds cannot continue to practice their trade or profession.
• The loss of your Second Amendment rights is for life.
A conviction will mean the certain loss of your job if you work in a profession, e.g., police, fire, military,
construction, trucking, mining, etc. in Tampa that requires use of firearms, explosives, or other dangerous agents.
It is a violation of Federal law, 18 USC § 922(g)(8 and 9), to purchase, acquire, or be in possession of
firearms, ammunition, or other dangerous weapons, with a mandatory minimum of 5 years in prison if convicted.
• You cannot serve in the military and you may lose any military pension you have.
If you are currently in the military you will be involuntarily discharged or not allowed to reenlist.
The Uniformed Services Former Spouses Protection Act (PL 97-252, 1982)
“allows”
state divorce courts to
“divide”
as marital property any
“pension”
earned during the concomitant marriage/service period, regardless of
fault, need, or independent wealth. It also penalizes military men for domestic violence inflicted on civilian
spouse/dependents by revoking his/her retirement benefits and providing them to his/her victims.
• On a first offense for misdemeanor assault the typical sentence is two years probation; second
offense up to six months in county jail plus probation; third Domestic Violence offense is a felony with 6 to
18 months or more in prison. Felony assaults have longer sentences and usually result in at
least 6 months in jail though several years in prison are more likely with a felony conviction.
• Commonly there will be a fine as well as court costs.
• You will be required to take, and pay for Domestic Violence treatment in Tampa for an indeterminate period.
Psychiatric care, anger management in Tampa, substance abuse treatment, etc., may be imposed as well.
The mandated DV and other court-ordered counseling will cost you $1,000-$5,000 or more on top of other
fines and fees, and require several hours every week for at least six months. Attendance
is
mandatory.
• The mandatory restraining order in Tampa remains in effect until your sentence is completed. If you
violate the restraining order you will almost certainly go to jail in Tampa for 3 to 6 months.
Your conviction shows on
www.HCSO.com
. As employers in Tampa check that, getting a new job will be difficult.
• Most marriages end in divorce in these Domestic Violence cases.
Custody of any children will pass to the mother if you are convicted
and she will be awarded child support
and possibly maintenance (alimony). Because of these advantages many women use Domestic Violence charges to gain custody,
hide adultery, or prevent men from getting DNA paternity tests from her children.
Fathers are commonly only able to see the children in Tampa during supervised visitation periods for at least one to two
years after a Domestic Violence conviction in Tampa and will pay from $40 to $60 per hour of supervised visitation.
Even without children she will likely get the house, the car, bank accounts, and anything else she wants.
• You may never be eligible for welfare or public housing in Tampa, or anywhere else.
Renting or buying a house will be difficult or impossible under current law.
• You will be unable to obtain a student loan and may lose military benefits.
• You probably cannot ever hold a public office or get a government job with a Domestic Violence conviction.
• You cannot get a hunting license in Florida.
• Your voting rights may be lost.
• If you are not a United States citizen you will be deported and cannot reenter the country.
The law requiring deportation also applies to a wide range of crimes ranging from manslaughter to
misdemeanor drunken driving, as well as domestic violence in Tampa.
Location:
Tampa, FL 33602, USA
False Statements On A Protective Order
Here are some protective order questions from a reader.
Hello,
Hello,
My ex wife obtained a protective order against me.She gave falsified statements to obtain it.I can prove this with physical evidence.She has none.She was granted an ex-parte P.O. based on these statements and then a one year p.o. a short time after the hearing after she had me jailed. As it states in your blog,I had no chance to defend myself while incarcerated.Can I still submit a motion to show just cause for criminal contempt of court?
Thank you for your time
Restraining Order Violation - Third Party Contact
Restraining Order Blog gets a number of questions from readers. Here is a restraining order violation question we just received. Courts have held that third party contact due to an official proceeding is not a violation of a restraining order. How could it be ?
Hello, My brother and I have a restraining order from his x wife. My brother filed a motion with the court along with a 30 page document pretaining to his personal beliefs and his oppinion of the courts it was adressing the courts not her!..natrurally, the x wife recieved a copy from the courts because she is involved wit the case i.e child support. Anyway, she called the police after reading it. and he was aressted. we are now going to court for violation of restraining order third party contact. this has been ongoing for 8 years, the x wife has lied, uses the restraining order for when it is convinent for her. Mind you the restraing order was no way shape or form have to de with ANY type of violence she made up all kinds of things that were not true, and they hand out restraining orders like candy. She has used the system for vengence against my brother.. Do you think the courts should be considered third party?
Thank you
Restraining Order Violation Questions
Restraining Order Violation ?
Our Blog gets a lot of restraining order questions from our readers. Here is a person who wants to know IF he intentionally violated a restraining order. I will give my opinion in a comment below the blog post. I am not a criminal defense attorney, and can only give my opinion, based on my experience with restraining orders.
My ex and I broke up aug 2009. Was not the best break up but really needed to happen. At the end of the relationship I was unable to get all of my things. She would not let me and even got a lawyer involved. Nothing productive ever ended up happening. From time to time I would call her nothing harrissing but just a phone call maybe once a month.
I then bought my first home april 2010. Shortly after that I went to her house knowing that she still had many of my things. I first called the police dept to see if there was any orders in place there was not. I got to her house she would not answer the door. She talked through the door and said she was gonna call the cops. I said that I the best thing to do. The cops showed up and helped me get my things out. I thought all went well.
A month later she filed for a restraining order it was then granted. Fast forward to aug 2010 my new girl friend and I went to a bar to see some friends and her sister who was home for the week from Florida. I live in new Hampshire. My new girl friend and I arrived ordered a drink a piece and started to say hi to everyone. There were about 15 friends there. I took a Couple of sips then went outside for a cigeratte with some friends. After being out there for 5 min a friend of mine said your ex just walked out behind you. I was really nervious at this point. I put out my cigeratte them went is to retrieve my tab so I could leave. The server came over almost the same time I got back in. She said your ex is here and was asking a bowncer to throw you out because of the order. She then said we can not throw you out. I said I am leaving now anyway I don't need any of this drama. I gave her my card did not wait to sign and attempted to leave out the back door. Apperantly she had already called the cops. The cops came and charged me with violating the order. Already went to a bench trial was found guilty now I have to wait for my jury trial.
Do regular people feel I violated the order?
Our Blog gets a lot of restraining order questions from our readers. Here is a person who wants to know IF he intentionally violated a restraining order. I will give my opinion in a comment below the blog post. I am not a criminal defense attorney, and can only give my opinion, based on my experience with restraining orders.
My ex and I broke up aug 2009. Was not the best break up but really needed to happen. At the end of the relationship I was unable to get all of my things. She would not let me and even got a lawyer involved. Nothing productive ever ended up happening. From time to time I would call her nothing harrissing but just a phone call maybe once a month.
I then bought my first home april 2010. Shortly after that I went to her house knowing that she still had many of my things. I first called the police dept to see if there was any orders in place there was not. I got to her house she would not answer the door. She talked through the door and said she was gonna call the cops. I said that I the best thing to do. The cops showed up and helped me get my things out. I thought all went well.
A month later she filed for a restraining order it was then granted. Fast forward to aug 2010 my new girl friend and I went to a bar to see some friends and her sister who was home for the week from Florida. I live in new Hampshire. My new girl friend and I arrived ordered a drink a piece and started to say hi to everyone. There were about 15 friends there. I took a Couple of sips then went outside for a cigeratte with some friends. After being out there for 5 min a friend of mine said your ex just walked out behind you. I was really nervious at this point. I put out my cigeratte them went is to retrieve my tab so I could leave. The server came over almost the same time I got back in. She said your ex is here and was asking a bowncer to throw you out because of the order. She then said we can not throw you out. I said I am leaving now anyway I don't need any of this drama. I gave her my card did not wait to sign and attempted to leave out the back door. Apperantly she had already called the cops. The cops came and charged me with violating the order. Already went to a bench trial was found guilty now I have to wait for my jury trial.
Do regular people feel I violated the order?
Granting Restraining Orders To Mentally Ill People
Restraining Orders Are far too easy to get here in Hillsborough County Florida! Judge Christine Vogel in Plant City granted a restraining order my mentally Ill ex girlfriend Eileen Riordan asked for. I attempted to defend myself against my ex girlfriends irrational fears, but Judge Vogel didn't even listen to me. Here, in my ex girlfriends own words and handwriting is a description of her mental conditions, and all the medications she is, and has been on.
I told Hillsborough County Judge Christine Vogel that Eileen Riordan cuts herself when stressed, I even begged her to order Eileen Riordan to show the razor blade scars from previous attempts to end her life, but she did not even listen to my request, much less grant it. I even told her that Eileen Riordan tried to pull this restraining order shit on me before, and it was thrown out by another Hillsborough County Judge, but still Plant City Florida Judge Christine Vogel did not listen! I did a Google Search for Judge Christine Vogel Rating as a Judge. I was not surprised she does not have a good rating. A restraining order puts a lot of power in the hands of the person who has one in place against you. All they need is to convince a close friend or new boyfriend they are scared of you, get them to lie and say they saw you violate the order of protection, and off to jail you go. Just as we as a society try not to issue Gun Permits to those with Mental Problems, is it right to give a mentally unbalanced person this amount of power over someone ? As long as we continue to elect Judges that rubber stamp almost every restraining order that comes in front of them, with out considering any mental illness the petitioner might have, abuse of restraining orders will continue to be common.
I am not talking about simple depression either, and it is no shame to have a chemical imbalance that can sometimes be corrected by medication. In fact, there is no shame in having a mental illness either. But when the mental illness effects another persons freedom as it can in a restraining order case, the Judge needs to take the mental illness into account. My ex girlfriend Eileen Riordan suffers from severe, uncontrollable anxiety, by her own admission. Severe Anxiety can make a person believe 'something bad is going to happen', so they call the Police for every little disagreement, normal to any relationship. Armed with plenty of Police Reports that were not really necessary, they march into the court system and are granted restraining orders by Judges like Christine Vogel of Hillsborough County Florida. My ex girlfriend is a nurse, though she is on permanent Social Security Disability for Chronic and Disabling Mental Conditions. She was able to secure a job while on full Social Security Disability for mental impairment at the Hillsborough County Orient Road Jail !
Can you believe that ?
She put right in her restraining order request that she was a Nurse at Hillsborough County Jail. Perhaps that's what caused Judge Vogel not to pay any attention when I tried in vain to get her to look at the scars on Eileen Riordan's arms from her cutting episodes ? You would think the Tampa Psychiatrist who disabled her would have contacted the Florida Board Of Nursing, to be sure her Nursing License was not active ?
This never happened, and somehow Eileen Riordan managed to keep an active Florida Nursing License.
Eileen Riordan and I were together when she worked as a Nurse at the Jail. She had a lot of problems handling this nursing job, and even wrote me an email saying she was going to end her life, if she failed at this job!
Eileen scared me so much with this Email and other suicide indicators, that I sent the Hillsborough County Sheriffs Office to check on her.
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Eileen Riordan Mental Illness Admission She Wrote |
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Eileen Riordan Mental Illness Admission She Wrote |
I am not talking about simple depression either, and it is no shame to have a chemical imbalance that can sometimes be corrected by medication. In fact, there is no shame in having a mental illness either. But when the mental illness effects another persons freedom as it can in a restraining order case, the Judge needs to take the mental illness into account. My ex girlfriend Eileen Riordan suffers from severe, uncontrollable anxiety, by her own admission. Severe Anxiety can make a person believe 'something bad is going to happen', so they call the Police for every little disagreement, normal to any relationship. Armed with plenty of Police Reports that were not really necessary, they march into the court system and are granted restraining orders by Judges like Christine Vogel of Hillsborough County Florida. My ex girlfriend is a nurse, though she is on permanent Social Security Disability for Chronic and Disabling Mental Conditions. She was able to secure a job while on full Social Security Disability for mental impairment at the Hillsborough County Orient Road Jail !
Can you believe that ?
She put right in her restraining order request that she was a Nurse at Hillsborough County Jail. Perhaps that's what caused Judge Vogel not to pay any attention when I tried in vain to get her to look at the scars on Eileen Riordan's arms from her cutting episodes ? You would think the Tampa Psychiatrist who disabled her would have contacted the Florida Board Of Nursing, to be sure her Nursing License was not active ?
This never happened, and somehow Eileen Riordan managed to keep an active Florida Nursing License.
Eileen Riordan and I were together when she worked as a Nurse at the Jail. She had a lot of problems handling this nursing job, and even wrote me an email saying she was going to end her life, if she failed at this job!
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Eileen Riordan's Suicide Threat Email |
Eileen scared me so much with this Email and other suicide indicators, that I sent the Hillsborough County Sheriffs Office to check on her.
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I sent HCSO Deputies to make sure Eileen Riordan did not harm herself |
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