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Defendant

The person charged with an act of domestic violence who is restrained by the protection order from contacting the named victim.

What Right Law Group attorneys say

If you're wondering if the named victim, the alleged victim in a domestic violence case can get in trouble for contacting you when there's a protection order in place? The short answer is no. But I want to explain why. So in a domestic violence case, if you are charged with an act of domestic violence against your significant other, you are the defendant, they are the victim. That's how the state sees it, that that's how the court sees it. So you are prevented with that protection order, unless it's otherwise modified.
Alexis Austin Litle · Can The AV Get In Trouble For Texting A Defendant With A MPO? // Right Law GroupWatch clip ↗

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If you're wondering if the named victim, the alleged victim in a domestic violence case can get in trouble for contactin...

Alexis explains: "If you're wondering if the named victim, the alleged victim in a domestic violence case can get in trouble for contacting you when there's a protection order in place? The short answer is no. But I want to explain why. So in a domestic violence case, if you are charged with an act of domestic violence against your significant other, you are the defendant, they are the victim. That's how the state sees it, that that's how the court sees it. So you are prevented with that protection order, unless it's otherwise modified."

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What clients say

The situation

Got into a DV case because of an ex I let back in the home and made my life very hard

What changed

he fought hard for me

The result

they dismissed the whole case

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What changed

their belief of my side and story and their knowledge in the legal system they were able to get my case dismissed

The result

get my case dismissed

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