Domestic Violence Restraining Orders in Los Angeles County

Under California law, there are two types of restraining orders. The first type of restraining orders are the most common which are the Domestic Violence Restraining Orders (DVRO).

What is a Domestic Violence Restraining Order in Los Angeles County?

A Domestic Violence Restraining Order grants the protected person protection from the restrained party. This could include protection such as personal conduct orders that restrain the restrained party from doing the following: harass, attack, strike, threaten, assault (sexually or otherwise), hit, follow, stalk, molest, etc. Also, the orders could include stay-away orders that limit the restrained person from being within a set number of yards from the protected person, their home, their work, school, and other places listed by the protected person in their restraining order request.

Also, domestic violence restraining orders could include orders regarding child custody and visitation. It’s important to keep this in mind if you have children with the person who filed the restraining order against you or vice versa.

Additionally, in the domestic violence restraining order request, the protected person could ask for child support, spousal support, a move-out order to kick out the restrained person from a home, and other orders that could be included in the request.

How Do I Know If I Can File For a Domestic Violence Restraining Order?

Domestic Violence Restraining Orders can be used when there has been a previous relationship between the protected person and the restrained person. This could mean that you were married, dating, family members, parents of children together, etc.

How Can I Obtain A Domestic Violence Restraining Order?

In order to obtain a Domestic Violence Restraining Order, you must file the proper paperwork in your local courthouse. Those forms are available online, at your local courthouse, or can be provided by your Los Angeles Restraining Order Lawyer. There is no fee to file the request and once you file it, the judge may or may not grant a temporary restraining order on behalf of the protected person until a full blow hearing is had about three weeks later. At that hearing, the protected person can call witnesses and use evidence to prove that the restraining order is necessary.

Domestic Violence Restraining Order Lawyer in Los Angeles

It’s important to hire an aggressive Domestic Violence Restraining Order lawyer to handle your case. There could be severe consequences in your case which could include limited custody and visitation rights with your children. The Law Offices of Michael S. Carrillo has handled countless restraining orders and would fight hard to either obtain the restraining order or to fight against the issuance of one. Contact us today at (626) 799-9379 for a free consultation!