What is a Temporary Restraining Order?
A Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) is often obtained upon the filing of a divorce. A TRO has a laundry list of things which the court may ordinarily order as a matter of course without notice to the other side upon the filing of a divorce, including restraints on the parties or their property. A TRO can be granted without providing the other party with notice of the request. A TRO can also be granted without the necessity of filing a bond. Restraints in a TRO may preclude some, or all, of the following conduct of the other party: (1) Communicating with you in person, by telephone, or in writing in vulgar, profane, obscene, or indecent language or in a coarse or offensive manner; (2) Threatening you in person, by telephone, or in writing to take unlawful action against any person; (3) Placing one or more telephone calls to you, anonymously, at any unreasonable hour, in an offensive and repetitious manner, or without a legitimate purpose of communication; (4) Causing bodily injury to yo
