How to Get Things at Your House If You Have a Restraining Order
Living with a restraining order can be stressful, especially when property is involved. Leaving a home because of a restraining order does not mean you lose your rights to property, but it is still often necessary to get things at your house. In some situations medicine, important documents, and other property must be recovered quickly. If you realize that there are things at your home that you need, it is possible to get things at your house if you have a restraining order.
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How to Get Things at Your House If You Have a Restraining Order
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Apply to the court for an opportunity to get your belongings. This can be done during the restraining order court hearing by making a request directly to the judge. In many situations the judge will even ask if there is property that needs to be retrieved. The judge will often set a specific date and time for the retrieval putting the permission into writing for both parties.
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Contact the local sheriff's department to find out how to have a police officer meet you at the property. In most situations you will need to provide a copy of your restraining order and permission to retrieve property. The officer will meet you at the property a few minutes prior to the court determined arrival time.
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Do not go to the property alone. Have a friend or family member accompany you to help speed up the retrieval process. Getting things at your house quickly will help to avoid conflict. If you have firearms at the house, another person will have to remove them since individuals who have a restraining order against them cannot handle, or transport, firearms.
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Concentrate on removing individually-owned property and legal documents, such as Social Security cards, passports, insurance cards and birth certificates. If any objections are raised over joint property, do not argue about it. The police officer accompanying you will not be able to intervene and it is possible to file a civil suit to settle property disputes even with a restraining order in place.
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