Q: Will an injunction help me after the mother of my child filed a op against me or should I just comply with the order
She called the police on me because I would not let our son leave the house with her When Chicago pd came they witnessed her and other family members drinking and at the time, so they told us that the baby stays with me. The police did not file an actual report but did say that everything was documented on their body cam and that I would need get a subpoena to use the video as evidence if I were to fight for custody. The next day she filed a op against me falsely accusing of domestic violence and I had to give up custody of my son.
Is it worth it to file an injunction to counter the op or should I just comply?
A: You're not going to get an injunction against an order of protection. I'm assuming she got an emergency order of protection against you. You must comply with it. Your chance to fight it comes at the next hearing on the order of protection (for which you should have received notice as part of the emergency order). Hire a lawyer, I repeat, hire a lawyer to help you challenge the order of protection -- do not fight this alone. Hire a lawyer immediately, because there's not much time between the granting of an emergency order of protection and the next hearing at which the order will be vacated or extended for up to two years.
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