Colorado State Judicial Branch

If you intend to apply to the court to revoke or vary a restraining order, you will need to prove that a change of circumstances has occurred. If everything has remained the same, then it is unlikely that the court will be willing to adapt or dissolve the order. A change of situation is case-specific.

First, you must obtain a temporary restraining order (TRO). The TRO lasts up to 14 days. It will state the date and time you must return to make the order permanent (the permanent hearing). Second, you must return to court on the date indicated on the TRO for the court to issue a permanent restrain- ing order (PRO).

An emergency protection order (EPO) is an order issued with the aim of protecting a child from ongoing or imminent risk of physical, mental or emotional harm where emergency action is needed. Subject to certain exceptions, it can be made for a maximum period of eight days.

If you're the person who asked for the no contact order, you can ask the judge in your case to drop it. While there's no guarantee that the judge will do so, if you can show that you're not being forced or coerced into doing it, you'll have a better chance of getting it dropped.

Consult with a family law attorney experienced in defending people against false restraining orders. You must go to court for the final restraining order hearing and present your evidence proving why the accusations against you are false. The evidence can be police reports, witnesses, text messages and or emails.

Typically, either the victim or the defendant can ask the court to lift the restraining order. This is usually completed by filing a motion with the court, such as a Motion to Modify Conditions of Pretrial Release or a Motion to Lift Restraining Order. This legal motion must usually identify the parties.

Reconciliation. Strangers do not perpetrate DV, someone they love does. When someone you love is the perpetrator, leaving for good is the hardest part. Children. Kids miss their parents, and parents miss their kids. There is a constant pressure for a parent to return to being a "family."

An emergency protective order is a court order that directs one person to refrain from committing certain acts against another person. For example, a protective order might direct a husband not to come within the physical presence of his wife.

A no contact order is a restraining order that specifically means that a defendant have any contact with the alleged victim for the duration of the criminal proceedings. A Colorado no contact order forbids a defendant from having any interaction with the victim in the case.