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EspañolI think my mom got an RO on my behalf when I was a kid. How can I find out?
The courthouse is generally where you would find out information about restraining orders and the person you’d most likely want to speak with is the clerk of the court who is the person in charge of records. If you haven’t spoken with this person, you may want to consider going to the courthouse. You may be able to search the court records to see if there is a case with your name as the petitioner or with your parent(s) name as petitioner on your behalf. You can find information for courthouses in your state on our website. [HYPERLINK]
Also, sometimes states make their protection order registries available on line so you can do a Google search with your name and your parents’ names, perhaps, to see if anything comes up that way. You may also be able to go to your local police precinct to ask if they could run a search with your name to see if there is an order in the protection order registry.
If you’ve already spoken with the clerk of the court or that person is not helpful, a lawyer in STATE may be able to suggest some options for finding out about any restraining orders from the past. You can find free and low cost lawyers on our website. [HYPERLINK]
[ONLY INCLUDE FOLLOWING IF RELEVANT - THIS IS ABOUT PARENTS WHO REFUSED TO TELL HER INFO - EDIT THIS LANGUAGE TO SUGGEST ASKING HER PARENTS IF SHE HASN’T ALREADY] You may also want to try speaking with your parents. Although it may be uncomfortable and they may be unwilling to give you any answers, they may be the best way to get this information. Perhaps you could try explaining to them that you are concerned that there is something in your past that you don’t know about or can’t remember and you are concerned about making sure you stay away from this person, whoever he or she is. If you explain how this information might be important to you and why you are interested in it, they may be more willing to talk about it. Do you think another family member, like a grandparent or aunt or uncle might also know about this and be willing to talk to you if your parents won’t?
