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Restraining orders

When it comes time to step into the courtroom for your restraining order, do not make the mistake of not having the Law Office of B. Scott Winkler represent your case.

Restraining Order Lawyer Shafter CA

B. Scott Winkler will defend you if you have been abused and are needing to file a restraining order. Schedule your free consultation today and ask the questions you are seeking answers to.

A civil harassment restraining order is a court order that helps protect people from violence, stalking, serious harassment, or threats of violence. You can ask for a civil harassment restraining order if: A person has abused (or threatened to abuse), sexually assaulted, stalked, or seriously harassed you.

There are two types main types of restraining orders:

A Domestic Violence Restraining Order is for people who have or have had a married or dating relationship or are closely related. The person seeking protection must have experienced actual physical violence or a credible threat of physical violence.
A Civil Harassment Restraining Order is appropriate if there is not a romantic or close familial relationship between the parties. Common examples of the types of restraining order are relative vs. relative, stranger vs. stranger and neighbor vs. neighbor.

All protective order statutes permit the court to instruct an alleged abuser to stay a certain distance away from someone, their home, their workplace or their school (“stay away” provisions) and to not contact them. Alleged victims generally may also request the court to order that all contact, whether it be by telephone, notes, mail, fax, email or delivery of flowers or gifts, be prohibited (“no contact” provisions). Courts can also instruct an alleged abuser to not hurt or threaten someone (“cease abuse” provisions).

Biography

Scott B.Winkler

My calling to the law came in 1980, as I was in Junior High School. In the middle of the school day, I was called to the office and escorted to the conference room where two Bakersfield Police Investigators were very friendly and asked if I would answer questions regarding events that took place the prior weekend. Learn more about the compelling story here.