Q: Need representation for combating a protective order.
So, I'm receiving a inheritance under the condition I no longer speak to other family members. I don't really care about having a relationship with them. They screwed me out of billions of dollars.
After the entire inheritance was setup I was notified by the family lawyers they're taking a protective order out against me to make everything really legally binding. Currently, I'm waiting for a distribution from one of the lawyers so I can sell some assets to hire my own lawyer to fight against the protective order. I do not want to lose my ability to own a gun. I have no interest in having anything to do with these people.
My hearing is on April 4th. I'm still waiting on getting the assets that lawyer was supposed to send to me so I can hire a lawyer, and drag this thing through the courts. If he does not give that distribution before the 4th does that give me other options since I basically could not afford an attorney without it? (maybe, against the lawyer)
A: There are many terms that mean vastly different things. Have you received any papers? A protective order is different from a restraining order, a preliminary injunction, a no contact order and a no stalking order. The precise language used here matters. What will get you gun rights taken away is an Order of Protection and possibly a No contact order or a No Stalking order. You need legal representation. In your case, words matter.
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