Divorce Advice for Men | Fathers Rights Divorce | Child Custody

An order of protection is a tactical nuclear weapon held by women in divorce that is predominately used as de facto sole custody orders.

DadsDivorce.com founder Joseph Cordell writes about the abuse of a system designed to protect against abuse in his Huffington Post article "Order of Protection: And Justice For All?"

Cordell writes: "Time and time again, I have seen orders of protection treat the man like a criminal when there is no basis for the endangerment claims. These men are law-abiding citizens and great fathers who see their rights challenged or completely vanish in court."

By Kevin Mammola

Divorce Lawyer, Cordell & Cordell

Divorce is a highly charged, emotional time for all parties involved. When tempers are high, and fuses are short, trouble can arise that might lead to orders of protection being issued.

I recently came across a situation where an argument between a divorcing couple over child custody agreements turned ugly and the husband pushed his wife.

Through the course of a nearly 20-year marriage, this man had never hit, abused or even threatened those actions to his wife or his children in any way. He said his emotions simply got the best of him, he had no idea where the aggression came from, and he knew it was wrong the moment he touched her.

It was not a violent push; there were no bruises or marks or injuries. But by pushing her, it is likely that a court will find he committed an act of family violence.

So how does he deal with this situation, and how does the threat of having a temporary protection order issued against him affect his pending divorce case?

Question:

My current wife and I are getting a divorce and we each have children from previous marriages. We have agreed to allow each other to see the other's children and it's an amicable divorce. However, my ex-wife is trying to keep my current wife from seeing my children once we are divorced. Can she do that?

Also, prior to my ex-wife filing this, my wife served her with an ex parte personal protection order on behalf of my wife's child who my ex-wife was harassing. Will the court take this into account?

By Joseph E. Cordell, J.D., C.P.A, LL.M

Principal Partner, Cordell & Cordell

Last week I outlined what you need to know about orders of protection, which are unfortunately common in family law cases and are often used for strategic reasons.

In this article, I’ll give you seven tips on how you can fight an order of protection.

By Joseph E. Cordell, J.D., C.P.A, LL.M

Principal Partner, Cordell & Cordell

Orders of protection are unfortunately common in family law cases and are often used for strategic reasons.

The terminology of the protective orders vary by state (they can be called protection from abuse orders, personal protection orders, domestic abuse injunctions, etc.) but in general they are intended to bring about an end of the abuse toward a person and their minor children.