Legal Question in Family Law in New York

Can a petitioner of a full stay away order of protection settled in family court be charged with violating the order of protection for texting or calling the respondent?


Asked on 3/10/11, 7:27 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Brian Jones The Law Office of Brian P. Jones

A full stay away almost always includes no contact via text messaging and phone calls. More than likely contact via these methods would be a violation.

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Answered on 3/11/11, 8:41 am


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