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General Harrasment and what to do

I am being harrassed, by an ex-boyfriend/co-worker, split up in mid-april, was watching me all the time at work. I have seen his vehicle and brothers in the neighborhood. Was moved to his area of the workplace, and he was interfereing with me during work hours, over the last 6 months, we no longer speak to each other. Up until now, was imformed by him that he did not have a problem working with me. As of the 30th of last month, I was called to the Store Manager's office, to say that my ex, has filed a suit against me for harrasing him. Which I have not been doing. I never saw any paper work to back up the statement, and said that yes, I did do some things, but that was last April, it is now October. I am a single parent of two children, working full-time, driving my kids to various activities that they are involved in, and am a soccer coach, I am not even around him, nor talk to him. The store that I work for, does not care to deal with this, either do I. I cannot afford to lose my job. How do I handle this? His harrassment of me, is never heard by anyone else, or seen by anyone else. I have not dated anyone else since I have been here, for a year, except for this male.


Asked on 10/02/99, 7:25 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Scott Tully Tully Law Firm

Re: General Harrasment and what to do

Your first plan of legality would involve getting yourself a protective order. You may do this in the county in which you live, and the order will be granted temporarily without a hearing. You may file for a protective order on your own without an attorney and there is no cost, or only a small filing fee. The request for a permanent protective order would have a hearing set within 10 days. Your ex would have a opportunity to come and dispute your request. Typically, two people with a problem for each other will be granted mutual protective orders. If the orders are violated then there could be criminal repercussions. In addition, you need to make certain, in writing, that your employer knows that you disagree with the allegations against you. If this doesn't solve your problems, the last resort would be a civil suit against your ex for stalking or harassment.

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Answered on 10/05/99, 9:33 pm


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