Affect of a RO on Child

CA - RO filed against him to stay away from ex-wife; nothing stated in RO as far as child.

During the time of my husband's separation and in the court orders, his ex filed a RO against him, and they have joint legal custody of their 12 year old daughter.

His ex now uses that RO in him attending any of his child's school and extracurricular sporting activities. She went as far as calling the authorities and having him detained when he was coaching a practice softball game. His coaching her in the various sport activities was nothing new, plus when she called the police, it was already well into the season. His ex was there to pick her up after practice.

At the last Christmas program, he was told he had to go to the rehearsal, since she was going to the actual evening performance and he couldn't be where she was.

I don't think that she has the right to interfere in his attending or being involved in his child's school and sport activities. The last thing he's going to do is violate this bogus RO. He's tried to explain to her that he would only be there for their daughter, not her. If he had to stand on the other side of the field, sit in the back of the auditorium, the highest bleacher, it beats only making the games on EOW. As it is now, he can't even volunteer or coach as it may cause more embarassment to him, and more so the child.

He's reminded her over and over, that the restraining order is against her, and has nothing to do with our child. Am I right? If I am, how do I go about fixing this situation? How long is a restraining order valid when in the final judgment?

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I'm not a lawyer...

somewhere I heard if someone has a RO on a certain person, and the restrained person was there first, the person restraining them could not just show up and make restrained person leave.. by coming around where the restrained person was the restraining person was in violation... get my meaning???

In other words... If I was at a party and you had a RO on me and then YOU showed up, I was not in violation, you were for something like inticement... (something like that)... I hope someone on here with lawyer knowledge helps here... if I could not go around you, then you should not be able to come around me with out violating the RO...

I had the District attorney tell my girlfriend once if she put a restraining order on her boyfriend, and they got back together she would be in violation... course this could just be in texas...