Legal Question in Family Law in Florida

no contact order

my son was arrested for battery on his wife - they were given a no contact order for ten days after which they both want to reconcile - the judge at the preliminary hearing stated that the no contact order stay in place. Neither person has received anything in writing but the police have stopped my daughter-in-law repeatedly and told her that she would go to jail as well as my son if they contact each other. It has been 6 weeks since the arrest. Is this legal? My daughter-in-law has even petitioned the court to revoke the order but has received no correspondence. It is so confusing and quite shocking that the state can do this.


Asked on 6/15/09, 10:05 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Brent Rose The Orsini & Rose Law Firm

Re: no contact order

The order is for her own protection. Many woman are either "sweet-talked" into dropping these charges or threatened into dropping these charges. It's often considered wiser to get the case to court for a full hearing and learn the entire facts of the case than to simply drop the no-contact order at the whim of the "victim." Many woman have been killed because judges have dropped the no-contact order without completely investigating the facts.

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Answered on 6/16/09, 2:05 pm


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