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being threatened by boyfriend and need information about restaining orders and h

My boyfriend has been making threats to do harm to me, my house, pets, and car if I have him thown out by way of the police. He knows I want him out but refuses to leave, the house is owned by my parents who live in another state. He says that If I call the police anything could happen, he try to harm me so that I become handicap, the house can burn down, animals die) while I'm not home or during the night (car with 4 flat tires or other damage worse). Other than him I live alone and cannot count on anyone else. I would like a restraining order but he has yet to lay a hand on me stronger than a push. I need him out of my house and life, but how can I do this with the least amount of damage posible. Please Help Me.


Asked on 2/17/04, 9:20 am

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Julio C. Alejandro Julio C. Alejandro Serrano Attorney at Law

Re: being threatened by boyfriend and need information about restaining orders a

If you are in Puerto Rico you can file for a protective order under the Domestic Violence Law, Law 54, august 15, 1989, 8 LPRA �601. You need to request a temporary restraining order to have him taken out of your home and to impede him from bothering you at work, home etc... You may obtain additional information on the judicial resources available to request expedite protection orders in Puerto Rico at http://www.tribunalpr.org/servicios/proteccion.html. You may find additional information on http://www.mujersanjuan.com/violencia.html; there is also a phone number 787-282-6868. You must act quickly, the domestic violence situations tend to degenerate very quickly into what has been called a violence spiral.

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Answered on 2/19/04, 3:59 pm


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