Legal Question in Family Law in Illinois

Restraining Order against in-laws
My in-laws continue to intrude into our lives.

My FIL is an unprosecuted child molester. He molested my sister in law when she was a young girl - and when she confronted him as an adult, he confirmed the abuse. Several therapists suspect that my FIL molested my husband as a child as well, although he has no memory of it himself.

While my husband maintains periodic contact with his parents in their hometown and via email, we have both made it very clear that they are not to contact me or our children.

Over the last decade, they persist in arranging to show up at places they know we will be. (typically visits with other extended family) Just today, we learned that they are booking a hotel stay in our town, near where we go grocery shopping.

While there is a lot more to this story - given this foundation, do we have any grounds to get a restraining order asserting that they cannot come into contact with me and our children?

Asked on 5/25/07, 4:25 pm

Zedrick Braden III Ainsworth & Associates PC

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Re: Restraining Order against in-laws

Hello. I can understand your concerns. In the State of Illinois

the best interest of children is a

major concern. I believe that you do

have grounds for an order of protection even if there is no recent evidence of child molesting by your

FIL. However, you are aware of this

and FIL should not be allowed around

your children unsupervised, if at all.

This is a very serious matter. The

law is on your side. A less than polite description of how your FIL is

behaving (unexpected "show-ups", etc.)

is "stalking". I suggests that you take action. I will be happy to discuss this further and in more detail.

Answered on 5/26/07, 2:48 am

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