Restraining Order/Injunction
Restraining Order/Injunction
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C8PPO

Original Poster:

20,401 posts

224 months

Friday 22nd May 2009
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How easy is it to get one, and what constitutes good reason?

My son (aged 24) had a relationship with a woman for a while, during which she spun a few good ones off him (sudden introduction of her child , born whilst she was a minor, a year into the relationship, and then a phantom pregnancy, etc etc) but nothing which might generally be considered to be outside the mantra of an ordinarily messy relationship. However, since they split up 6 months or so back, she's turned the wick up, and has so far accomplished (amongst several other minor incidents):

- having had him falsely arrested for assault (no charges subsequently brought)
- having his car smashed to bits with a variety of heavy objects (believed to have been done by her jailbird brother and his scuzzy mate, although no proof outside her singing about it)
- writing a variety of scurrilous and defamatory comments all over the web (Facebook, Bebo etc)

He took what I thought was the sensible option and decided to fvck off abroad for the summer, as there wasn't much keeping him here other than the desire to shut her up for good, and went 2 weeks ago. However, he's sent me a mail today telling me that he's just been told that she's now booked a holiday to the same resort that he's in (we don't yet know who told her where he is). He says he's coming home again, flying back the day before she arrives.

Now clearly he could man up and just kick the silly bh in the and be done with it, but given the history and the family background, I sense that taking that approach would just up the ante even more. I think it's time to go back to the authorities and get some sort of restraining order on her, although whether even that would work is questionable. So, over to the PH massif to:

a. jeer
b. make useless suggestions
c. actually come up with some way of dealing with this

Away you go......


john_p

7,073 posts

271 months

Friday 22nd May 2009
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Keep a record of all things that have happened. Once you have a good few comments, make a harassment complaint to police.

She will no doubt be arrested and spoken to so be prepared for comeback on that if she has scummy relatives...


Jgtv

2,130 posts

218 months

Friday 22nd May 2009
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tell him to man the fk up and get on with his life.
Sorted.

Why he should have to come home rather than just avoid the cow I have no idea.

PhantomHumper

2,202 posts

211 months

Friday 22nd May 2009
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What car does he drive?

C8PPO

Original Poster:

20,401 posts

224 months

Friday 22nd May 2009
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Ta, so that's request (c) and request (a) covered in two replies!

C8PPO

Original Poster:

20,401 posts

224 months

Friday 22nd May 2009
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Jgtv said:
Why he should have to come home rather than just avoid the cow I have no idea.
I'm guessing that you live a fairly sheltered life.

Given that he managed to evade false charges and accusations over here, where he speaks the language and we're not entirely living in a police state, if it were you would you hang around abroad to see what she accuses you of next so that you can spend the next x years languishing in a foreign jail?

No, thought not.

sday12

5,066 posts

232 months

Friday 22nd May 2009
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Has he tried the Oxo Tower?

Dupont666

22,443 posts

213 months

Friday 22nd May 2009
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so she is going to the same resort???

Why does that mean he comes home... just stay away fom here or move resorts??

Plus hes a stupid tt for telling anyone where he was going to other than far away, sounds like he brought that on himself

tank slapper

7,949 posts

304 months

Friday 22nd May 2009
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sday12 said:
Has he tried the Oxo Tower?
You are about 4 years too late.

C8PPO

Original Poster:

20,401 posts

224 months

Friday 22nd May 2009
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Dupont666 said:
so she is going to the same resort???

Why does that mean he comes home... just stay away fom here or move resorts??

Plus hes a stupid tt for telling anyone where he was going to other than far away, sounds like he brought that on himself
Yes, same resort and quite clearly only to hassle him. I guess he could move for a couple of weeks, that may be an option, but the root cause needs dealing with. She's that unhinged that who knows what she's capable of next and where that could land him.

As for telling people, he told a few "close" mates - it's times like this, etc etc.......

asbo

26,140 posts

235 months

Friday 22nd May 2009
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Dupont666 said:
so she is going to the same resort???

Why does that mean he comes home... just stay away fom here or move resorts??

Plus hes a stupid tt for telling anyone where he was going to other than far away, sounds like he brought that on himself
Steady on there chap.

By the sounds of things, he kept his whereabouts quiet, but someone has been digging.

However, I have to ask why the Police have not been contacted already? If anything I would certainly have drawn the line at the car being vandalised.

Jgtv

2,130 posts

218 months

Friday 22nd May 2009
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C8PPO said:
Jgtv said:
Why he should have to come home rather than just avoid the cow I have no idea.
I'm guessing that you live a fairly sheltered life.

Given that he managed to evade false charges and accusations over here, where he speaks the language and we're not entirely living in a police state, if it were you would you hang around abroad to see what she accuses you of next so that you can spend the next x years languishing in a foreign jail?

No, thought not.
If by sheltered you mean not going round sticking it up nut cases then yes I have.

But really he felt the need to come home! there is no chance he could have just kept his head down avoided her and got on with his work ( I assume he is working out there) explain the situation to his boss and stay off the booze while she is out there not to get tempted to lose his rag with her.

Sorry but he is running away from his problems, I don't think anyone should be doing that, if he is out working in some completely backward country I would agree but the chances are he is just done on the med right not exactly?

bazking69

8,620 posts

211 months

Friday 22nd May 2009
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Pay some shady bloke called Dave to take her out to the forest and return empty handed.

Oakey

27,964 posts

237 months

Friday 22nd May 2009
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Just phone the police and have her done for harassment (assuming he has the emails, etc, etc as proof). If it was the other way round they'd be on your son like a fly to st so I don't see why the system shouldn't work for him.

Muzzer

3,814 posts

242 months

Friday 22nd May 2009
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If he's on holiday for the whole summer, why doesn't he just move on to a different place and not tell anyone where he's going?

I actually very much doubt she's going to the same place as him anyway - she's probably just said it to wind him/you up.

Tell him to stay where he is. If she shows up, pack up overnight and move on.

Just ignore her. By paying her attention you're giving her more ammunition...

eldar

24,796 posts

217 months

Friday 22nd May 2009
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PhantomHumper said:
What car does he drive?
A battered one?

BlackVanGirl

9,932 posts

232 months

Friday 22nd May 2009
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john_p said:
Keep a record of all things that have happened. Once you have a good few comments, make a harassment complaint to police.

She will no doubt be arrested and spoken to so be prepared for comeback on that if she has scummy relatives...
yes

Details, times, dates, photos, witnesses, the works.

Sounds really nasty and I think he was right to come back from the holiday - as you said, just too great a risk. Could also potentially get him stopped at the airport and all sorts of other unpleasantries.

Rollin

6,278 posts

266 months

Friday 22nd May 2009
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As you say, I wouldn't want to be in a foreign country with some nutter throwing allegations around. Only thing he can do is make records of everything she's done/does with times and dates, and go to the cops. He can't win really as going to the cops will probably make it worse.

Loaded1me

189 posts

215 months

Friday 22nd May 2009
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I went through something similar about 14-15 years ago when I was roughly the same age.
I got accused of all sorts after the break-up, all of it bks. I moved several times within the local area and she still managed to find me and continue the grief. It took close to a year, but she finally gave up. Unfortunatly there was a bit of a punch-up at the end with some random bloke she had got together with. After that happened there was nothing more from her.
Thankfully in those days the internet wasn't really off the ground or it may have gone on longer.

All he can do is stick it out and avoid her. He's probably right to come back here while she's at the resort. You never know what may happen or be said that could end up harming him.

Good luck, you'll need it.

Racefan_uk

2,935 posts

277 months

Friday 22nd May 2009
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Make sure they're in the same public place at the same time and when she has a go at him get him to loudly, but sensibly tell her, in front of the gathered public, that she's pathetic for doing all of the useless and sad things she's been doing to him for the last year or so. Tell him to list them but to keep calm while he's doing it and at the very end of it get him to explain to her, with everyone listening, that she's a pathetic excuse for a woman and needs to grow up and move on with her life.

Then, walk away. At this point people who need to be aware of her will be and she'll probably be suitably embarassed not to try and give grief again. Nothing like a subtle public humiliation to shut fkwits up. wink

Edited by Racefan_uk on Friday 22 May 17:28