- Jurisdiction
- California
Hello,
I'll try to keep this relevant and to the point. I was served a TRO by my older brother. He alleges he experienced eminent fear from my 40 text messages and was granted a TRO against me. Only two texts could be seen as threatening and on his Affidavit there are things i didn't say in text messages and many exaggerations. 38 were actually discussing the issues on how we got to the point we're at. I even included an email in which he was hitting on my fiancé to see if he would deny it and he did. Now some background, he's 5 years older and would verbally abuse me every chance he got. I didn't want anything to do with him so haven't spoken or visited his house in 13 years and this was the first communication since. Since i don't come near him he has been finding other ways to make my life miserable and i had enough. That day my middle brother calls and cusses me out for no good reason instead of asking me about my side of a recent situation. He justified his actions by saying there is something wrong with me but couldn't provide reasons what or why. I was feed up with these two and my texts were to point out times in their behavior that was wrong but they never admit to it. My question is, at our court date will the judge hear my side and try to help us work this out for the better good or is it all about who broke the law and apply the punishment? Will i need an attorney if the court's goal is the latter? Since this is a civil matter is the goal to resolve the root cause or just put a band aid on it and ignore it? I'm sorry but i've taken a lifetimes worth of verbal abuse from these two and deserve some dignity. Two days after serving the TRO he passes by my house yet he alleges eminent fear.
I'll try to keep this relevant and to the point. I was served a TRO by my older brother. He alleges he experienced eminent fear from my 40 text messages and was granted a TRO against me. Only two texts could be seen as threatening and on his Affidavit there are things i didn't say in text messages and many exaggerations. 38 were actually discussing the issues on how we got to the point we're at. I even included an email in which he was hitting on my fiancé to see if he would deny it and he did. Now some background, he's 5 years older and would verbally abuse me every chance he got. I didn't want anything to do with him so haven't spoken or visited his house in 13 years and this was the first communication since. Since i don't come near him he has been finding other ways to make my life miserable and i had enough. That day my middle brother calls and cusses me out for no good reason instead of asking me about my side of a recent situation. He justified his actions by saying there is something wrong with me but couldn't provide reasons what or why. I was feed up with these two and my texts were to point out times in their behavior that was wrong but they never admit to it. My question is, at our court date will the judge hear my side and try to help us work this out for the better good or is it all about who broke the law and apply the punishment? Will i need an attorney if the court's goal is the latter? Since this is a civil matter is the goal to resolve the root cause or just put a band aid on it and ignore it? I'm sorry but i've taken a lifetimes worth of verbal abuse from these two and deserve some dignity. Two days after serving the TRO he passes by my house yet he alleges eminent fear.