Legal Question in Family Law in Georgia

My friend was arrested for aggrevated stalking due to false PTO/TRO that ex-wife placed again him. What should or can he do? His ex-wife falsely accused him of threats. She filed PTO/TRO on him without his knowledge. They had gotten into an argument about their child due to behavior like hitting/kissing boys, but she's only 3. He was concerned about the behavior, so he confronted his ex. His ex got mad with him because of the argument and went to file a PTO against him. He went to court for the order a few weeks ago, and the judge believed the ex's word over his (no evidence).They took him into custody prepared to lock him up, but judge threw case out due to not having jurisdiction.The judge did take custody of child away from him and gave full custody to ex for a year. I told him to get a lawyer and not sit on this because she can't be trusted. She went to correct county and refiled the PTO, now he's in jail.


Asked on 1/19/13, 6:23 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Scott Riddle Law Office of Scott B. Riddle, LLC

He can either choose to get a lawyer and straighten out his problems, or stay in and out of jail, lose custody and visitation of his kids, and not resolve his problems. Having a friend or girlfriend post on the internet that he is innocent won't help him at all.

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Answered on 1/19/13, 11:23 am


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