Q: A restraining order was set against me by the mother of our child. We went to court but I don't know how to respond.
I have alleges that I approached her vehicle, which I did, from the passenger side of her van and asked her a question. She says that as she tried to close the door I hit her van and caused damaged to it, which I did not. She tried to evade the question by accelerating really fast almost hitting my and as a reaction I open hand slapped her passenger window, to get her attention as she hit me with the sliding door. I have two people who witnessed the incident. A person I met at the library where we do the exchange, friend who was my supervisor at the YMCA, where I still currently employed as a basketball referee, and our son who is in the fifth grade. We were seen in dept. 64 and I have asked the judge for a continuance because I would like our son to testify and if that's not possible a third party to interview him to a get a statement which can be allowed as evidence.
A:
THERE ARE FAMILY LAW AND CRIMINAL RESTRAINING ORDERS.
THIS SOUNDS LIKE FAMILY AND I DO NOT DO FAMILY LAW MATTERS.
I AM ASSUMING YOU CAN NOT AFFORD A LAWYER AND MAYBE YOU SHOULD TALK TO LEGAL AID OR GO TO THE COURT AND THERE ARE PEOPLE THERE TO ANSWER FAMILY LAW QUESTIONS.
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