Legal Question in Family Law in Michigan
Following a minor domestic assault conviction the court instituted a No Contact Order on ME (the defendant) on behalf of the victim. The victim has made several attempts at trying to force me to violate the order, by being the one to actually initiate the contact! What can I do to protect myself from
this?
1 Answer from Attorneys
Keep meticulous records of all such attempts at personal contact, such as the method (email, telephone), the date, time, nature of contact. Save any messages and/or print a copy (your local PD can assist you with printing text messages). You will need this information in the event that she alleges you violated the no contact order, and you have a hearing with the court. If there is a pending case, this information could be useful to show that the victim hasn't been "damaged" as she claims, since she's initiating contact with you (whether the contact is to yell at you, or be friendly).
If it gets out of hand, you may need a mutual no contact order wherein she is not permitted to contact you either. If the no contact order already is a mutual order, then you can notify the court and/or prosecutor of her violations.
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