Violating Restraining Order

[HaileyAnn]

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Colorado

I currently have a restraining order against my children's father, for harassment and abuse. The only contact that we are to have is about visitation, which is 2 days per month. I have temporary full custody. He keeps sending me text messages, IM messages, and keeps putting things on his myspace, and sending me messages to look at it, talking about how I'm a cold person, etc. Or my friends tell me about what he has on there. I know he has the right to say whatever he wants on there, but he is "speaking" to me, or through my friends. He is talking about letting some "very flattering pictures, slip" and to me, I take that as a threat. I know I need to report him, I have been more than patient, even have given him a friendly reminder that he needs to leave me alone, it is court ordered. How do I go about reporting it? Do I need my proof, and what is likely to happen with him, when I do report it?

[Proserpina]

Originally Posted by HaileyAnn

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Colorado

I currently have a restraining order against my children's father, for harassment and abuse. The only contact that we are to have is about visitation, which is 2 days per month. I have temporary full custody. He keeps sending me text messages, IM messages, and keeps putting things on his myspace, and sending me messages to look at it, talking about how I'm a cold person, etc. Or my friends tell me about what he has on there. I know he has the right to say whatever he wants on there, but he is "speaking" to me, or through my friends. He is talking about letting some "very flattering pictures, slip" and to me, I take that as a threat. I know I need to report him, I have been more than patient, even have given him a friendly reminder that he needs to leave me alone, it is court ordered. How do I go about reporting it? Do I need my proof, and what is likely to happen with him, when I do report it?

Why do you keep looking at his myspace?

Did you ever pose for pictures which you may not wish to be seen by your kids/family/employer/priest?

(I'm phrasing that as delicately as I can...)

[HaileyAnn]

Yes, he does have pictures of me that are innappropriate for other people eyes, but I'm not sure what that has to do with the legal aspect of what I'm trying to find out.

[Proserpina]

Originally Posted by HaileyAnn

Yes, he does have pictures of me that are innappropriate for other people eyes, but I'm not sure what that has to do with the legal aspect of what I'm trying to find out.

You consented to those pictures being taken and - perhaps unfortunately for you - it's possible that he has every right to publish those pictures wherever he wants.

You said that you considered this a threat. If he does indeed have the right to publish those pictures he is not in violation of anything other than maybe "right to privacy" laws.