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What state are you living in. Penalties for violating a restraining order are set forth according to state statute. At the very least you will probably be arrested and brought before the judge who issued the order.

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Q: What would happen if a person broke a restraining order?
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If the person who takes out a restraining order send that person food?

no, that would defeat the purpose of a restraining order


Can the person who obtained a restraining order against you contact your fiance?

What would prevent that? You are bound by the restraining order, not the person who obtained it.


I have a restraining order on a person. they contacted me. what will happen?

Contacted you HOW? In person? By phone? By third party? If they are violating the provisions of the restraining order you will have to notify the court and/or (depending on your state) swear out a warrant against them. REMINDER: Restraining orders are orders of the CIVIL court and cannot be enforced by the police who can ONLY enforce CRIMINAL law.


If parent placed child on restraining order and then dies can it still be in affect if he moves into house?

No, the restraining order is only for the person that put the restraining order on the other person. So it does not stay with the property of the person who has now passed away.


Can you contact a person you put a restaining order on?

no. why would you even want to contact a person you gave a restraining order to? ain't that the whole point of RESTRAINING ORDER!?!?!


Was served a restraining order but the plaintiff calls me?

Do not make contact! The other person broke the restrain order. Not you. But if YOU make contact YOU broke the order and can be charged with a misdemeanor. Added: Maintain records of any calls from the plaintiff. You could use them against the plaintiff at trial.


If a person takes out a restraining order against you and then they contact you?

If the restraining order is in place, you can and should not reply. Block them and do not let them into your home--you are always liable until they remove the restraining order.


If a person takes out a restraining order against you and then they contact you.?

If the restraining order is in place, you can and should not reply. Block them and do not let them into your home--you are always liable until they remove the restraining order.


How do you win a restraining order court case if you failed to follow the restraining order and saw the person that you weren't supposed to .?

You don't.


If someone put a restraining order on you how will you know if you are supposed to stay away from the person Would you immediately be in voilation of it even if you do not know?

Unfortunately yes, lets say you're in a store and the person with the restraining order walks in, that person has to notify the store that they have a restraining order against you and they would notify you to leave but if that person wanted to be a (you know what) then they could say that you saw them and still proceeded to break the restraining order.


What happens when the person filing a restraining order doesnt show up in court?

The case would be drop


If someone was contact whom there is a restraining order against what can happen?

they can be charged with contempt of court - violation of restraining order. The actual penalties vary case by case.