Q: Ex wife put a restraining order on me against my children. judge made an interesting ruling allowing me to petition it.
The Judge ruled in favor of my ex saying I was instilling fear in my children because I disciplined them at the library and she didn't like that. He ruled that I should take a family class and family therapy with the children and he would allow me to petition the court to remove the OFP. We had a Guardian that has now been discharged and I took the family class and did the parenting class. Wondering if I could just roll this over to a family court case and regain custody that way since I have a divorce dicree that we have been following for some time now (2 1/2 years) the children are being bounced around from sitter to sitter and I want them to have a consistent environment like before. Any thoughts on helping me make that possible or what a lawyer could offer my situation. I currently have a therapist I'm seeing with the children and have re-assessed my family program around the book called Children the Challenge and invented a cork board to replace (rarely) spankings.
A: An attorney is the way to go. An attorney can help you make a motion and represent you at a hearing to establish your rights, although results cannot be guaranteed. More information is needed to determine if this would be possible in your particular scenario.
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