My question involves restraining orders in the State of Indiana.
Ok so here is the deal. I am the boyfriend. My girlfriend is going through a divorce. Here and I have known each other for seven years now and I know the soon to be ex-husband very well. When he found out that me and her were dating he flipped out and told me he didnt want me around the kids. He later calmed down and called me and told me he didn't want me around the kids because he doesn't want them to see mommy with a new boyfriend so soon. He told me that it was not permanent. I have respected that rule for a temporary basis and as of now have not once seen the kids since he said not to, except twice when he had the kids and was nearby me he told them they could say hi to me. Though twice now he has flipped out for no reason and told her he would get a restraining order against me for the kids. The most recent one was today and he says I can never be around the kids again. He says I will hurt the kids but when he is in a reasonable mood he says he knows I wouldn't harm the kids. He knows I love the kids and the kids love me. In fact his kids have even told him that they miss me.
So my questions are as follows
In Indiana under these circumstances what does he need to get the restraining order?
Now if he has to prove the kids are in danger he will obviously have to make something up about me. How will my girlfriend and I need to go about fighting this?
By the way I have no intentions of seeing the kids anytime soon but obviously I would not date a girl under the assumption that I would never be allowed to see her when she was around the kids, who do live with her.
Ok so here is the deal. I am the boyfriend. My girlfriend is going through a divorce. Here and I have known each other for seven years now and I know the soon to be ex-husband very well. When he found out that me and her were dating he flipped out and told me he didnt want me around the kids. He later calmed down and called me and told me he didn't want me around the kids because he doesn't want them to see mommy with a new boyfriend so soon. He told me that it was not permanent. I have respected that rule for a temporary basis and as of now have not once seen the kids since he said not to, except twice when he had the kids and was nearby me he told them they could say hi to me. Though twice now he has flipped out for no reason and told her he would get a restraining order against me for the kids. The most recent one was today and he says I can never be around the kids again. He says I will hurt the kids but when he is in a reasonable mood he says he knows I wouldn't harm the kids. He knows I love the kids and the kids love me. In fact his kids have even told him that they miss me.
So my questions are as follows
In Indiana under these circumstances what does he need to get the restraining order?
Now if he has to prove the kids are in danger he will obviously have to make something up about me. How will my girlfriend and I need to go about fighting this?
By the way I have no intentions of seeing the kids anytime soon but obviously I would not date a girl under the assumption that I would never be allowed to see her when she was around the kids, who do live with her.