Commonly called an RO; a court order restricting contact, used interchangeably by some with protection orders.
“What is the difference between a protection order in a DV case versus what we think of as a restraining order? So, being lawyers, we like to have acronyms for everything. You'll hear it called a CPO, a civil protection order, an MPO, a mandatory protection order. Some people will call it an RO, which is just a restraining order. But, fundamentally, there are two key differences between criminal protection orders and civil protection orders.”
Alexis explains: "What is the difference between a protection order in a DV case versus what we think of as a restraining order? So, being lawyers, we like to have acronyms for everything. You'll hear it called a CPO, a civil protection order, an MPO, a mandatory protection order. Some people will call it an RO, which is just a restraining order. But, fundamentally, there are two key differences between criminal protection orders and civil protection orders."
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Got into a DV case because of an ex I let back in the home and made my life very hard
he fought hard for me
they dismissed the whole case
their belief of my side and story and their knowledge in the legal system they were able to get my case dismissed
get my case dismissed