Legal Question in Family Law in Maryland

Re: civil protection order violation????

I'd have to read the language of the Order to give you a precise answer, but if all it does is bar him from entering the premises or having communication with her, or otherwise harrassing her, he's probably not in violation (I'm assuming she's unaware of the video).

Re: civil protection order violation????

Most often the protective orders require that the person subject to the order "have no contact with" the other party, that he or she not harrass the other party, not enter the home or go to the place of employment, not call on the telephone. Without seeing the specific order I would suspect that there is no ban on being across the street, unless the purpose of being there is to harrass, intimidate, or stalk. Clearly your friend's purpose was something else. If she was aware that he was there and felt frightened, she could have called the police and perhaps had him arrested. If she has taken no action or registered any complaint, she most likely was unaware of his presence. Most likely, unless there is some very unusual language in the order preventing your friend from photographing from across the street, he was not in violation of the order.

Re: civil protection order violation????

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