Q: Good morning, My husband (which we are currently separated living in different homes) decided to have a protection
order against my church pastor (which this was informed to me verbally, but no written evidence was provided by him) even though I requested it. Me and my children go to this church, and is very small and the pastor, his wife and his family have become truly a family to us, helping us even in times of need. My son (which is 9 years old) dad found my pastors phone number on my sons phone and a missed call which happened right in front of me by accident as the pastor was calling me to record his phone number on my phone. My son due to the appreciation he feels towards them grabbed his number from my phone and record it on his. When his dad saw this he reached out to me and I explained the nature of the church that it was small and phone numbers are recorded, there is no communication platform or nothing we been going there for close to 6 months now and they been very respectful, no text messages either or length in time (no talk time) on that phone call. Can I attend church with my kids?
A:
Yes you can.
If there is an Order of protection against anyone, it must be Noticed to the person who it would be against. Thus, if there was an OP against the Pastor, he would have received Notice of it, and a Notice of a court date for him to dispute it.
If none of that has happened, then your husband is lying to you.
Maybe it's time to file for divorce?
Good Luck!
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