Domestic Violence Restraining Orders and Divorce in California: How They Interact
If you are in immediate danger, call 911. For confidential support at any time, the National Domestic Violence Hotline is available 24/7 at 1-800-799-7233, by text (text START to 88788), or at thehotline.org. This article explains how the legal processes work. It is not a safety plan, and it can’t replace one, your county’s Self-Help Center and local domestic violence advocacy organizations can help with that directly. A domestic violence restraining order and a divorce are two separate legal processes in California, but they frequently run alongside each other, and a restraining order can directly affect how a divorce case plays out, especially around custody. Here’s how the two actually connect. ...