Tulsa Attorney Blog 1 Posts Tagged 'order of protection'

• Court Revokes Oklahoma Protective Order Issued by County Judge

  By James M. Wirth, Esq., October 6th, 2015

  An Oklahoma appeals court said a district court abused its discretion in a protective order involving threats alleged during an international online chat. The appeals court said district courts must consider whether an allegation indicates a credible threat before granting an order of protection from domestic abuse. The decision suggests attorneys for protective order defense in Oklahoma can rely on the state’s appeals courts to carefully review lower courts that rubber stamp petitions for domestic restraining orders.