hey, i had a question about restraining orders in the United States (particularly Missouri).
Situation: I am 19 and my g/f is 17, i am 2 years and 2 months older than she is. The deal is that my girlfriend's mom wants to get a restraining order on me (hasn't happened yet). so if i am trying to talk to my g/f, i go to jail basically. but here's what i was wondering. my g/f (who is 17) doesn't want the restraining order. she WANTS to see me and talk to me and such. so, my question, how can a restraining order be enforced if the person that the restraining order is for doesn't want to be restrained from talking to the person being restrained (there's a lot of restrained in that sentence, might be a world record).
Just to clarify and repeat myself quickly, mebbe make a bit more sense. My g/f's mom wants the restraining order because SHE doesn't want me to see her daughter. Her daughter WANTS to see me though. so, what good is the order if she's going to disobey it anyways? doesn't the person that benefits from the restraining order have to NOT want you near them?
There's no really good way of explaining this.......... i hope you get it, if you don't, tell me and i'll try to explain it better. thanks.