Q: can the father of my kids have my kids taken off the protection order?
I have a protection order against the father of my kids because he was threatening to kill me and burn down my apartment. also I have the kids under the order of protection. he has appealed it so we have court in a couple of weeks. now he has not physically harmed the kids but I do not trust him alone with them and his exact words to me were that he is not in the right state of mind.
A: Theoretically he can quash the order entirely. To preserve the order, you'll need to prove he's either committed an act of domestic violence or is likely to commit an act of domestic violence. If you want to restrict his parenting time due to concerns, family court is a much better venue than an order of protection hearing.
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