Q: What if the petitioner was the actual person doing the abusing?
My wife has placed a order of protection on me and she is the real abuser in our home. I have all of our email and text messages that we have exchanged between us while we were fighting. She is a verbal abuser, and she is also quite possibly a Narcissist also. The judge even gave her the question in front of me at my hearing, of whether she wanted a six month or a year protection order and she didn't hesitate! She had even lied under oath. Now she is calling me but not but not long enough each time for me to answer the call. She has been putting my oldest son to asking me if he and his sister and brother can " hangout" with me! She has no limits to her cruelty because she knows if I don't have the court saying so, I would be arrested. So she text me from his phone and I know its her because my son doesn't use " choppy " English. What can I do to stop this evil woman from abusing my children and me? She has been able to access my bank account and wipe everything I have out. HELP!
A: Your best course of action is to seek the advice of a divorce lawyer who has experience dealing with abusive situations and orders of protection. However, you should note that "verbal abuse" is not a ground for divorce or basis for issuance of an order of protection in South Carolina.
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