Restraining Orders

Restraining Order Attorney in Colorado

Restraining orders—commonly called protection orders in Colorado—can affect personal safety, family relationships, housing, employment, firearm possession, parenting time, and criminal proceedings.

Whether you need protection from threatening behavior or have been served with an order, it is important to understand the restrictions, deadlines, and potential consequences involved.

At Marinoff & Associates, P.C., we represent individuals in protection-order matters with personalized attention and a clear strategy focused on protecting their rights, safety, family, and future.

What Is a Protection Order?

A protection order is a court order restricting another person’s conduct. Depending on the circumstances, it may prohibit someone from:

• Contacting or communicating with another person

• Going to a home, workplace, school, or other location

• Harassing, threatening, intimidating, or harming someone

• Possessing firearms or ammunition

• Interfering with children, property, or personal belongings

Protection orders may arise from allegations involving domestic violence, stalking, harassment, threats, sexual violence, abuse, or other safety concerns.

Temporary and Permanent Protection Orders

A court may initially issue a Temporary Protection Order. The court will then schedule a hearing to determine whether the order should become permanent, remain temporary, be modified, or be dismissed.

Both parties may have the opportunity to present testimony, messages, photographs, recordings, witnesses, police reports, and other evidence. Failing to attend the hearing may significantly affect the outcome.

Seeking a Protection Order

If you believe you or your children are in danger, we can help you:

• Understand your legal options

• Prepare the petition

• Organize supporting evidence

• Prepare for the court hearing

• Request appropriate protections

• Address related parenting or family-law concerns

Responding to a Protection Order

Being served with a protection order does not mean the allegations have been proven. However, every restriction must be followed while the order remains active.

We can help you:

• Review the allegations and court order

• Explain what conduct is prohibited

• Gather evidence and identify witnesses

• Prepare testimony

• Challenge unsupported or misleading claims

• Seek dismissal, modification, or appropriate limitations

• Address related criminal or family-law proceedings

What to Do Next

What to Do After Being Served

Read the entire order carefully and follow every restriction immediately.

Do not contact the protected person directly, indirectly, through friends, through social media, or through another account unless the order clearly allows it.

Do not assume the protected person can authorize contact. Only the court can modify or dismiss the order.

Preserve relevant evidence, including:

• Text messages and emails

• Social-media communications

• Call records

• Photographs and videos

• Witness information

• Police reports

• Location and scheduling records

Do not delete, alter, or post about evidence or the case online.

Violating a Protection Order

Violating a protection order can lead to arrest and additional criminal charges. Even contact that appears harmless may create legal problems if the order prohibits it.

If an unexpected encounter occurs, avoid confrontation, leave when safely possible, document what happened, and contact your attorney.