Question on Restraining Order

[GA Peach]

What is the name of your state? Georgia
My spouse knows that I am fed up and making plans to leave. Over the years he has shoved me (twice), but usually resorts to intimidation and mental torture. Specifically, he is much stronger than I am and will rush up on me, yelling in my face...or when I try to walk away from an arguement and go to the bathroom, he flings the door open and continues to yell at me, not allowing me to close the door. He has limbs like tree trunks since he works out all the time and could crush me like a grape. He has two children from a previous marriage that do not get along with me at all, so I try to keep my distance from them which is pretty easy because they live in another state. Their visits are usually torture as well. My dilemma is that my daughter (his stepdaughter) is going to graduate soon. He is threatening to bring his children with him to the ceremony which he knows will be nothing short of disastrous and ruin it for everyone. I have asked him not to. When I offered to explain to the children myself to see if they could come visit at another time, he threatened me again and told me there would "consequences" if I called them. Can I get a temporary restraining order to prevent him from attending the ceremony? Him and his children usually travel with drama right on their heels and I don't want this special occasion to be ruined. I have already started looking at apartments so that I can move out of the house, but was worried about moving out without any type of legal documents to protect my assets. Any advice?What is the name of your state?

 

[LdiJ]

What is the name of your state? Georgia
My spouse knows that I am fed up and making plans to leave. Over the years he has shoved me (twice), but usually resorts to intimidation and mental torture. Specifically, he is much stronger than I am and will rush up on me, yelling in my face...or when I try to walk away from an arguement and go to the bathroom, he flings the door open and continues to yell at me, not allowing me to close the door. He has limbs like tree trunks since he works out all the time and could crush me like a grape. He has two children from a previous marriage that do not get along with me at all, so I try to keep my distance from them which is pretty easy because they live in another state. Their visits are usually torture as well. My dilemma is that my daughter (his stepdaughter) is going to graduate soon. He is threatening to bring his children with him to the ceremony which he knows will be nothing short of disastrous and ruin it for everyone. I have asked him not to. When I offered to explain to the children myself to see if they could come visit at another time, he threatened me again and told me there would "consequences" if I called them. Can I get a temporary restraining order to prevent him from attending the ceremony? Him and his children usually travel with drama right on their heels and I don't want this special occasion to be ruined. I have already started looking at apartments so that I can move out of the house, but was worried about moving out without any type of legal documents to protect my assets. Any advice?What is the name of your state?

As far as I know most graduation ceremonies require tickets. Don't provide him any and make sure that the school doesn't as well. End of problem.

 

[GA Peach]

No tickets required and it's held on a huge field. There would be nothing stopping him

 

[yikes9999]

How old is your daughter, and what is she graduating from? Does she want him there?

 

[GA Peach]

How old is your daughter, and what is she graduating from? Does she want him there?

She is 18 and I don't involve her in the domestic issues by badmouthing him to her or by putting her in a position where she has to choose. Just because somone is 18, doesn't exactly make them a "real adult" if you know what I mean. She doesn't exactly like the step siblings either, but also does not want drama. Every time they visit, they spend most of their time on the phone with their mother (and leaving us with long distance bills to pay) badmouthing our family or fleecing my spouse out of every penny they can. Any activities that do not involve them being at the center of attention or result in spending money on them, one or both of them either gets an attitude or suddenly becomes so "ill" with a headache, stomach ache, leg ache, etc......that the activity either gets cancelled or they pout all the way through it until someone takes them back home. The end result is that everyone in the household is mad and not speaking to each other on some level every time they visit. Basically, my spouse makes no attempt to control them because he feels that he should be buying their affection because he left their mother years ago (not for me if you're wondering). Not one visit in the past five years has ever resulted in anything but everyone wanting them to go back home on the first thing moving. My daughter deserves to have a special memory that she will cherish and not some nightmare on elm street experience. My spouse is aware of the drama they cause and that is why he is insisting on bringing them.....to get back at me and prove he's the boss.