Los Angeles Restraining Orders

If you have been served with Los Angeles Restraining Orders, a petition for domestic violence restraining order, then you have been accused of committing a crime of domestic violence by the petitioner (husband, wife, partner, brother, sister…) and you must not ignore it, it would be a big mistake to just forget about it. Even if it is your intention to never see the person again, a false accusation and your failure to take action quickly can have severe consequences for your future. The Superior Court in Los Angeles can issue a Los Angeles domestic violence restraining order against you for up to five years and the accuser/petitioner can have the court order you to pay for their attorney's fees. Also, during the five years that the restraining order is in place, you will not be able to own, possess or buy/purchase any firearm (gun, pistol, rifle…).

Knowledge and taking action is also a major issue if you and the accuser/petitioner cohabitate (live together) or have children. If and when the Superior Court grants the false accuser's petition against you, the parent of your children, there will a legal "rebuttal presumption" that it is not in the best interests of your children for you to have sole custody of the children, joint legal custody of the children or physical custody of the children. Because of the domestic violence restraining order, the Superior Court is able to make child custody and visitation orders not in your favor, make you pay a lot of money for child support, force you to move out of your home and the court will even have the power to take your pets away from you.

If you have been falsely accused of domestic violence, your partner/lover/petitioner needs only to satisfy the lowest burden of proof in the California law, which is a preponderance of the evidence, in order for the court to issue a domestic violence restraining order against you and set in motion secondary consequences that you are not going to be aware of. It is possible to lose your job when your employer finds out through a public records search that you have a domestic violence restraining order. If you have been or are going to be falsely accused of domestic violence, you need to take the fight back to court and clear your name. If you succeed the Superior Court may even order your false accuser to pay your attorney's fees.

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