Whether you are filing a Civil Harassment Restraining Order ("petitioner") or are responding to one ("respondent"), here are some suggestions after the TRO and before the hearing. If the petitioner prevails at the hearing, the TRO will normally turn into a permanent injunction ("restraining order"), typically for 5 years. If the respondent prevails, the injunction will typically expire that day.
A restraining order can impact a respondent's ability to possess firearms, can require a respondent to acknowledge the existence of a restraining order against him/her if asked during a job application, and can complicate immigration matters. So even if the respondent has no need to interact with the petitioner, it's still important to defend against one.
In California, a Civil Harassment Restraining Order (CHRO) can be filed by the petitioner ("protected party") against a respondent ("restrained party") that has caused, or threatened to cause, abuse, sexual assault, or serious harassment against the petitioner.
When I said in the video that these aren't usually filed for physical violence, they certainly can be, but what I meant was that they are commonly filed for matters that involve verbal harassment over outright assault or battery.
Civil harassment restraining orders can only be filed against someone you have not dated, do not have a close relationship with, or is a family member that is not a member that could fall under the purview of a domestic violence restraining order (DVRO). If it's a father, mother, son, or daughter, this would probably fall under a DVRO. But other family members, such as uncles, aunts, nieces, nephews, or cousins, it would be a CHRO.
For more information, look at the California Courts website at: www.courts.ca....
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20 июн 2022
