My question involves restraining orders in the State of: Illinois
I will try to be as brief as possible. I know that I'm going to be told to get a lawyer and I'm trying but it may not be possible because of financial reasons and I doubt any legal aid agencies will touch this.
Up until the EPO was filed I cohabitated with my girlfriend, her 12 year old son and our 5 month old daughter. I am on the lease and there is a VAP on file for our daughter. My girlfriend and I have been having issues about money and everythings been strained. There have been no prior incidents and I have never been charged or convicted of any violent crime or domestic abuse. I am laid off and drawing unemployment, she works a good job.
On February 14th around 3pm I got into a dispute with my girlfriends son. He essentially had a fit and began screaming and throwing a fit because his mom asked me to ground him from video games because of poor school performance. I did so. He got angry. Later on I told him he was also grounded from tv because he refused to do his chores. He became very angry and started yelling and throwing things around his room. I put my daughter who I'd been attempting to feed into her crib. I got angry too and yelled back.
At some point he attacked me with his fists. I contend that he fell while doing this, he claims I pused him back. There may or may not be an injury to his wrists.
During this episode I made no less than 10 calls or text messages to his mother asking her to come home from work and diffuse the situation and she refused. I informed her that it looked like he was going to get violent and when he did I informed her of that too. One of her responses was "OMFG I AM AT WORK". She did not come home until I told her he wanted to call his dad. She somehow found the timeto play on facebook while all this was going on.
At any rate she finally came home and I let her take over while I tended to the baby. She made me aware that she wanted me to leave and I told her I had no where to go and we needed to discuss it.
She informed me that she needed to go to the bank. I suggested she take her son and do that and she did. She returned about 40 minutes later. She had in fact called the boys father and HE called the police.
The police questioned us both and the boy admitted to them that he had attacked me and said that I'd shoved him to get him off of me. No arrests were made and in fact the police asked if I wanted to file battery charges on HIM. I declined.
She took the children for the night to stay at a friends and she informed me that I would see my daughter the following day.
The following morning she refused to bring her back. I threatened to call the police and social services if she didnt because her son had committed battery 6 feet from the baby.
She filed and was granted an EPO two hours later. She neglected to inform the judge of the fact that the boy had attacked me and only said that I pushed him. She also added allegations of forced sex on her and my refusing to let her leave the house with the baby. NONE of which she related to the police. They are actually annoyed with her that she did that.
I left immediately.
I filed a motion to vacate and subpeoned her and the police officer. I did this on my own.
The hearing took place 2 days later with a different judge, the one who granted the EPO was on vacation. Obviously the motion was denied. Next hearing on a protective orde is on March 1st.
The police and the woman both testified that the boy had admitted to attacking me. None of the other accusations were brought up, judge asked me to hold them off for next hearing. I asked the officer who was under oath why he didnt arrest me and he said it was because he saw NO evidence of domestic violence.
The judge actually chewed HER out and repeatedly told her to be nice to me. He also ordered her to give me daily updates on our daughter. My opinion is that he was reticent to vacate another judges EPO.
I have not nor will I violate the EPO in any way. I just want to see my baby and get ALL of my possesions, not just some clothing.
I have had my child, property, home and pets stripped from me with no criminal act on my part and with no due process. I am stunned this can happen in this country.
What do you think will happen on march 1st?

