What is the name of your state? Connecticut
The court put a protective order on my BF a few months ago after an incident in front of our house where he stopped me from driving off in our car when I was having a manic episode (I am bipolar, and was off medication due to a pregnancy). I did not want the protective order, but the court put in there anyway.
Last month I had another manic episode and tried to commit suicide. BF intervened to take the pills out of my hand and I beat him up with a plastic toy- causing black swollen eyes and a bleeding gash on his face. I then tried to kick out a window. He forcably pulled me away from the window- I freaked out- ran out the door and called the police (not being in a state ofmind to realize the reprocussions of that call).
BF was arrested for assault and breaking the protective order. I was given a summons for assault. This time the judge put a no contact protective order and put BF in jail. I was able to get him bailed out- but now there is a chance he could go to jail for breaking the order.
I went to the family violence lady at the court and explained to her that I was never harmed, that I was suicidal and that he only restrained me to keep me from hurting myself and our baby (I'm still pregnant), that I was back on medication, and I had with me a letter from my psychiatrist explaining that I am destructive and assaultive when not on my medication, and that BF needed to restrain me to keep me from hurting myself or anyone else.
Court wouldn't change anything. I hired him a lawyer- who was unsure if he could keep him out of jail. I don't want any protective order, I don't understand why he could go to jail when he was the one beat up by me, and he never, ever hurt me. No one seems to listen to what I say. (The cops that arrested him, came to a suicide call for me last year- so it was known that I had mental illness and a history of suicide attempts- but they left me home alone with my kids and BF kids and took him to jail.)
Is there anything that I can do now to fix this situation?????
Katya
The court put a protective order on my BF a few months ago after an incident in front of our house where he stopped me from driving off in our car when I was having a manic episode (I am bipolar, and was off medication due to a pregnancy). I did not want the protective order, but the court put in there anyway.
Last month I had another manic episode and tried to commit suicide. BF intervened to take the pills out of my hand and I beat him up with a plastic toy- causing black swollen eyes and a bleeding gash on his face. I then tried to kick out a window. He forcably pulled me away from the window- I freaked out- ran out the door and called the police (not being in a state ofmind to realize the reprocussions of that call).
BF was arrested for assault and breaking the protective order. I was given a summons for assault. This time the judge put a no contact protective order and put BF in jail. I was able to get him bailed out- but now there is a chance he could go to jail for breaking the order.
I went to the family violence lady at the court and explained to her that I was never harmed, that I was suicidal and that he only restrained me to keep me from hurting myself and our baby (I'm still pregnant), that I was back on medication, and I had with me a letter from my psychiatrist explaining that I am destructive and assaultive when not on my medication, and that BF needed to restrain me to keep me from hurting myself or anyone else.
Court wouldn't change anything. I hired him a lawyer- who was unsure if he could keep him out of jail. I don't want any protective order, I don't understand why he could go to jail when he was the one beat up by me, and he never, ever hurt me. No one seems to listen to what I say. (The cops that arrested him, came to a suicide call for me last year- so it was known that I had mental illness and a history of suicide attempts- but they left me home alone with my kids and BF kids and took him to jail.)
Is there anything that I can do now to fix this situation?????
Katya