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LoveyFNR
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Any advice for my OFP hearing tomorrow?
LoveyFNR
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I have a hearing for my OFP tomorrow bright and early. I am extremely nervous. I know I won't have to see STBXH as he is in jail but he will be on a TV screen and even that freaks me out.
All I know is that they will ask me why I think I should be granted the OFP and I have to talk about his abuse and threats. My lawyer said it's not even necessary for him to attend as it's very easy. It doesn't stop me from being incredibley nervous about it though.
Has anyone gone to one of these before? Any tips or pointers? The domestic abuse shelter has a copy of the police report (as do I) and they are also trying to get the pictures of the night he attacked me, they wouldn't release them to me for some reason.
ETA: I am not sure if I stated this in the past or not but my original story was posted as ChunkyMunkey. I just decided to post from my original name. So for those of you that had read that, this is where I am now.
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Re: Any advice for my OFP hearing tomorrow?
OFP = Order For Protection?
If so, I went to one in February. My STBXH was not there as he took off and was not arrested yet. I was very nervous as well. It was pretty simple though and the judge was very nice. I had already received an emergency OFP so they just extended that. The judge asked me a couple of questions and explained everything to me and that was it.
Good luck!
Yup, order for protection.
And my STBXH is in custody so he won't physically be there either. Just on a TV screen I was told. Glad to hear it's nothing huge. I've been stressing about it all day.
Thank you.