{"id":5687,"date":"2024-05-11T10:02:06","date_gmt":"2024-05-11T10:02:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.affordlaw.org\/?p=5687"},"modified":"2025-05-23T11:20:17","modified_gmt":"2025-05-23T11:20:17","slug":"violate-my-own-restraining-order-massachusetts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/affordlaw.org\/staging\/2465\/violate-my-own-restraining-order-massachusetts\/","title":{"rendered":"Can You Get in Trouble for Being Around Someone You Have a Restraining Order Against?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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If you have a Restraining Order against someone, it typically requires the person restrained to stay a certain distance away from you and avoid contacting you. If you willingly spend time around this person, you might not necessarily be in legal trouble yourself, but you could be undermining the Order’s effectiveness. This can complicate legal matters, as it may appear that the protection is no longer necessary. Additionally, the court might question the credibility of the need for the order if you are choosing to be around the person. This could come into play if you seek to extend the Order. Your abuser\/harasser could argue that since you spent time with them, you are no longer in fear of them.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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