Can I Get My Colorado Restraining Order Removed?

By: Jessica A. Saldin If you are faced with a permanent protection order, it is not uncommon for one of the first questions you ask yourself to be, “is this restraining order truly permanent or can it ever be modified or terminated?”  As a point of clarification, this blog only addresses civil protection/restraining orders.  Protection orders entered as part of a criminal case, typically known as Mandatory Restraining Orders (or “MROs”), are governed by a different statute and are outside of the scope of this post.  While MRO’s will often include the terms or conditions that must be met before such an order is lifted, there are no such provisions with civil restraining orders.  The civil restraining order is simply entered and is captioned as a “permanent.”   Regardless of the “permanent” label, the restrained party may not be faced with a perpetual order than can never be modified or lifted.…

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