WHERE CAN I VERIFY IF THERE IS A DOMESTIC VIOLENCE RESTRAINING ORDER AGAINST SOMEONE ELSE?

WHERE CAN I VERIFY IF THERE IS A DOMESTIC VIOLENCE RESTRAINING ORDER AGAINST SOMEONE ELSE?

QUESTION: My son has a child with his ex-girlfriend who had since remarried. They share joint custody. He just learned his ex-girlfriend’s husband beat her up, and now there is a restraining order keeping his ex-girlfriend’s husband away from his wife and my granddaughter. Can I go anywhere to verify there is a restraining order against him?

MY RESPONSE: If you have the case number of the Domestic Violence case, you can look at the case file in the Superior Court clerk's office of the court which granted the restraining orders, to view the restraining orders. If you want a copy of the restraining orders, you can purchase a copy from the clerk. Alternatively (especially if you don't have the case number), your son should ask his child's mother for a copy of the Domestic Violence Restraining Order that she has against her husband.