Injunctions & Restraining Orders

Restraining-order and injunction cases move quickly and can have immediate consequences for contact, residence, firearms, employment, family relationships, and personal safety. Wisconsin law provides several different injunction procedures, and choosing the correct legal framework matters.

Harassment injunctions

A harassment injunction may be appropriate when the alleged conduct involves repeated harassment, intimidation, stalking, threats, unwanted contact, or other conduct covered by Wis. Stat. § 813.125. These cases do not require a domestic or dating relationship.

Domestic-abuse injunctions

Domestic-abuse injunctions apply when the parties have a qualifying relationship and the alleged conduct falls within Wisconsin’s domestic-abuse statute. The available remedies and firearm consequences differ in important ways from harassment proceedings.

Representation at the injunction hearing

I represent clients in preparing for and appearing at injunction hearings, including developing direct and cross-examination, organizing exhibits, evaluating admissible evidence, and presenting the statutory basis for granting or denying relief.

Petitioners and respondents

An injunction proceeding can be serious for both sides. Petitioners need to prove the required statutory elements; respondents are entitled to contest the allegations and the requested relief. My approach is evidence-focused and tailored to the particular statute and facts.

Talk with Guth Law

If you are seeking an injunction or have been served with a temporary restraining order or injunction petition, contact Guth Law promptly because hearing dates are often set on short timelines.

This information provides a general overview of Wisconsin law and is not legal advice regarding any particular case.