Legal Question in Criminal Law in Arizona

About a year and a half ago there was a single domestic violence incident between my husband and I. My husband was arrested and I obtained an order of protection the next day. I never had the order served. My husband was sentenced to an intensive counseling/anger management type program which he completed and we also completed extensive marraige counseling. We have now reconciled and are doing well in our relationship.

My husband's ex-wife found out about this incident and the charges against him, and attempted to use this as the reason to remove my husband's custody and visitation with his son from his first marraige. She was unsuccessful, the court made no changes in custody or visitation because of this. My husband's ex wife then, out of anger, obtained a copy of my order of protection against my husband, made several copies of it, and mailed it to several family members and friends of my husband and myself, as well as both of our employers. The order contained very personal and sensitive information, and this has caused me much humiliation and shame. So, my question is, has she done anything wrong in the eyes of the law? Is it lawful to make copies of public record and use it to embarass or otherwise cause negative consequences to someone? She did this anonymously with no return address or anything on the envelopes, but she has taunted me several times with the fact that she did this both in person and over the phone, I could probably record her the next time as evidence that it was her.


Asked on 3/30/11, 11:04 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Jason Lamm Jason D. Lamm Attorney at Law

She sounds like a real peach. Nothing she did is criminal, though you could get an injunction against her for harassment; defined as a course of acts that alarms or annoys another, and has not legitimate purpose. See ARS 13-2921

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Answered on 3/31/11, 6:06 am


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