@firefly,
Quote:Why would a lawyer tell you not to show up for a court appearance?
He must have felt you weren't credible and that the judge would issue the Order of Protection to your wife.
He told me it was not worth challenging given that I had file for divorce and would shortly had her out of my life
Oh no court hearing as on the order or a letter that came with the order I forgotten that detail it stated that I would had needed to call the court clerk and request a court hearing to challenge the order within a certain time period.
The order itself was strange as it was not a keep away and no contact order but just an order for me not to assault her.
As assault is already a crime this order they gave her did not make any sense to me.
The only thing I could come up with is it would had make it easier for her to had me arrested on her word alone and would increase the penalties for any assault as not only would I had been breaking the assault law but a court order.
Hmm maybe it would had make it easier for them to hold me or greatly increase any bail also.
David or any other lawyer here had you hear of such orders?
Is it similar to a do not break the peace order?
Maybe I should dig it out of my safe and scan it in and after covering the names/number post the damn thing here as it was a strange order indeed.