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Question: How can I get a restraining order taken off?

Answer: Typically, one is served with a notice or summons before a restraining order is put into effect. That notice should list a time period in which you can object to the restraining order being instituted. If you object, then a hearing is scheduled in front of a judge to determine if there is a legitimate reason not to impliment the restraining order. If you do not object or do not appear at a scheduled hearing, then you are deemed to have waived the objection (the court assumes that you don't have any reasons why the restraining order shouldn't be3 put into place) and the restraining order is put in place.

Typically, the restraining order is valid for a specified period of time (it is not valid indefinitely). The order is valid until the specified period of time expires.

SO, to stop a restraining order, you must respond to the summons that you receive before the restraining order is put into place, or wait until the time period of the restrainng order runs out.
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On 02/19/08
westin from IN said:

I had a girl freind for 14 months and we were perfect together one night i got mad at her and i pushed her down. iknow i never should of done that and its been a month that the restraining order has been on and we cant handle not being together we still talk every now and then well at least we try. i love her more than anything how do i get around this?
On 08/27/07
lynn from TX said:
i want a restraing order off. i put my bf in jail for hurtin me. but there is no point having it it he is in there and the order is only two months. and i should do it when he gets out. or just hope he changes. i feel bad for putin him in cuz his dad was in the hospitail dieing. but he he hurt me so much. what should i do and i already got 1 of his calls.
On 07/04/07
Chloe from MI said:
I have a boyfriend who's 17 years old. A year ago him and my dad had a little problem with eachother and my dad took him to court then ordered him to not see me after my boyfriend took something from him. i'm not 18 yet and he changed his life around. Passed every drug test and what not. We got caught together last week & my parents called his probation officer & the cops and they put him into the youth home. I got kicked out of my house and lost my car & cellphone. Is there anyway I can get this order taken off of us? Or do i have to wait till were both 17?
On 07/03/06
vernette from MO said:
hi i have a brother who is 19 at he is dating a girl 17 they have a daughter together but the girl's mother does not want them to see each other any more because of skin color i beleive so her mother got a restraining order on him for her daughter and the baby so my brother an not see his baby is there some way the 17 year old girlfriend can stop the restraining order against the boyfriend without the mother's permission
On 05/03/06
Destiny from TX said:
this chick at my school said her mom took out a restraining order on her real father and now that she is 16 almost 17 she supposdly cant see her father is that even legal for another parent to stop a parent from seeing their child?
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