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The state of California has long had laws in place to protect individuals from a dangerous spouse or ex-spouse, whether they are married, separated, or divorced. With the age of the Internet, there are unfortunately new ways for people to intimidate, harass, and threaten one another, literally from anyplace and at any time. But you do not have to suffer in silence when a spouse is cyber bullying you, whether through email, text, social media, on online chat boards, or through any other electronic medium. You may be able to obtain a restraining order against your spouse based on any type of electronic bullying, and an experienced California family law attorney can work with you to begin this process immediately.

What a Restraining Order Can Do For You in California

With a restraining order, you can prevent a spouse from coming within a certain physical range of you, but you can also obtain a restraining order that:

  • Prevents your spouse from communicating by phone or electronically
  • Prevents your spouse from contacting your children
  • Prevents your spouse from coming to your residence
  • Prevents your spouse from taking any action with regard to your personal or shared property

Once the restraining order is in place, you can contact the police whenever your spouse violates the terms of the order and they can place your spouse under arrest for violating the order.
Thus, while emailing you or posting on your social media account would not normally be against the law, if you have a restraining order in place which prohibit such actions, those actions by your spouse will become illegal and you will have the power to enforce them.

When Cyber Bullying is Grounds for a California Restraining Order

To obtain a restraining order in California based on cyber bullying, you will need to show that the cyber bullying is “abuse” under California law. Such abuse can include:

  • Stalking you online in a way that makes you feel threatened
  • Threatening to hurt you or your family members
  • Harassing you and attempting to disturb your peace
  • Posing as you online

Talk to an experienced family law attorney as soon as possible to discuss whether your spouse’s actions toward you could be considered abuse justifying being able to obtain a restraining order against him or her.
At the Law Offices of Kelley C. Finan, we are here to take whatever action is necessary to protect the safety of you and your family. Contact us today to discuss whether a restraining order is appropriate in your situation and the immediate steps we can take on your behalf to obtain one.