PUBLISHER’S NOTE:
A New client asked me last week if she could get restraining orders if she and her husband file for a dissolution. A great question! It got me thinking that I hadn’t posted a blog article about the topic of restraining orders in a really long time. Click here to read a blog from November 12, 2011. So, here is my updated article!
PURPOSE Of RESTRAINING ORDERS IN A DIVORCE
The information in the blog article linked above from 12 years ago, is still on point. I won’t be redundant here. The purpose for restraining orders in a divorce is to essentially maintain the “status quo” of finances, assets, insurance coverages and the parties’ affairs as they exist at the time of the divorce filing. They are also intended to prevent any unilateral retaliation, threats of violence, and harassment between the divorcing spouses.
Be sure to read your local rules or my 2011 blog to read more about restricted actions that can be included in a temporary restraining order request. Issuing restraining orders is commonplace in divorce or legal separation proceedings in Ohio and typically done without any hearing. Nonetheless, even with these restrictions the parties are … Read More... “The Basics of Temporary Restraining Orders in an Ohio Divorce”