Indianapolis, IN asked in Criminal Law and Domestic Violence for Kentucky

Q: If I have a dvo ok someone and they left a letter in my mail and I got it then they added me on snap and I accepted

It to first see if it was real second see what they had to say and they apologized and showed they got in therapy I said idk if I can talk to you legally they screenshot google saying I can I research and idk he comes up shows he is not well and os dangerous but then threatens to turn me in make me

Lose my kid for replying and said I’ll go to jail for a year for breaking my own dvo so I play along til I can’t take it no more and they threatened again I need to know am I going lose my kid and go to jail if this happened and if he turns it in

2 Lawyer Answers
Leland Hulbert
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Leland Hulbert
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  • Criminal Law Lawyer
  • Louisville, KY
  • Licensed in Kentucky

A: I don’t understand the facts. It’s a confusing scenario. If you violate a DVO and there is clear proof they could turn it into the prosecutors and they could seek charges but not always and even if they do that wouldn’t mean you automatically lose a child

Timothy Denison agrees with this answer

Timothy Denison
Timothy Denison
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  • Criminal Law Lawyer
  • Louisville, KY
  • Licensed in Kentucky

A: Most likely you will not lose the child nor will you go to jail.

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