My Dilemma re My Son’s Hearing for Violating my Restraining Order
- Denise Wallace

- Jun 8
- 1 min read
My 27-year-old alcoholic son’s court hearing for violating my restraining order from my house is on Monday (he was to stay 10’ from my house). I’m going to be in NY, but I just got a Victim’s Rights Request form in the mail. It asks if I want to:
Confer with the prosecutor
Be notified of court hearings
Be present at proceedings
Be heard at proceedings
Be notified of the conclusion
My son’s currently in rehab and has now agreed to stay 100 feet away from me per the prosecutor’s deal. However, the deal was based on the incorrect police report (the police put down the wrong penal code when there was no battery). I’m going to attend the new hearing by Zoom to testify that there was no battery but here’s my dilemma:
My son’s fully expecting me to honor my word and let him come back home if he completes the rehab program
My 84-year-old mother with dementia, who misses him, now lives in my house
My mother’s 94-year-old boyfriend, whom my son scared when he wouldn’t stop banging on the door and window, now lives in my house
My 26-year-old daughter, whom my son scared the last time he was living at home, lives in my house
Do I break my promise to my now sober son and remove all hope he has of being with his family by telling him be can’t come home after rehab?

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