I (24F) have a restraining order against my fiances stepfather should I renew it?

This is essentially a summary because the actual story is so long and so much detail it would take me 24 hours to write if you have any questions I will answer them in the comments!

So names will be changed for legal purposes. Sorry for bad punctuation in advance lol.

So I was 6 months pregnant in April. Me and my fiance James were couch surfing trying to stay afloat when his stepfather Kevin and his wife jen invited us to live with them so we could save up and get our own place in time for the baby. We jumped at the offer for no rent and a room all we have to do is pay for our own food. So we take the 2 hour drive to their house. This is who all is in the house, Kevin, Jennifer, Jennifer's daughter from previous marriage "Chloe", and James half brother Travis. There are 3 bedrooms in this house so I ask where our room is. Our room was the screened in back porch!!! Remember I am 6 months pregnant in southeast USA it was 90°F outside and there was no ventilation or a/c just a mattress on the porch floor! Now Travis doesn't sleep in his room he is more comfortable on the couch, so there is one room not used but they won't let us sleep in there just in case Travis wants to sleep in there (he never did) also Travis is mentally delayed this is important info for later... So fast forward 2 months and I am miserable it is hot we have to pay 500 a month and pay for our own food which isn't horrible but is not what we agreed to do, and it's even hotter outside. I have started getting irritated with Jennifer because she is always talking about how fat i am and how much I eat to her 17 year old daughter Chloe! Chloe also brings home college kids to sleep with and Jennifer and Kevin allow this and supply weed and alcohol for them! I have to deal with the drunk daughter being loud all night as well. So one day I lose it I'm in a full blown screaming match with Jennifer, Kevin, and Chloe telling them how much I am tired of all the forementioned bs that's going on. I said I can't live like this. Their solution? I got kicked out but James got to stay i became homeless at 8 months pregnant in the middle of summer... I got into a homeless shelter and James saved up money while he was there so we could get our own place. James called me one night and said he couldn't take it anymore everyday his stepfather was telling him to leave me, that the baby isn't his, I'm abusive, etc. literally anything to get him to stay there and ditch me and our unborn baby. So me and my grandpa drove to pick him up in the middle of the night. Once his stepdad found out he lost his shit. He started threatening us over text first on TextNow apps then started harassing my family then calling James new job then DSS trying to get my baby taken before he's even born then threatening to kill my son. Now Kevin is a veteran and has multiple guns and knows how to use them so I was rightfully terrified. I collected evidence and got a court date for a restraining order. At court he tried to use Travis as a witness saying I hit James multiple times and they were just trying to get him away from me lol. Well the judge immediately did a competence evaluation on Travis and he didn't know his name, where he lives, what state we are in, what court was, why he was here, but he said his dad wants him to make sure he said I hit James that's all he had to say. The judge immediately knew he was coached. I had a mountain of abusive FB posts screenshotted, testimony from family, and phone records. The judge was so horrified from the contents of those FB screenshots she made Kevin read them out loud verbatim! Court ended and said she would let us know in a day or two what the verdict was. That same day she said I won and got the restraining order!!! He got his guns taken and is still salty posting bs to FB not as violent though he took down all those other posts but I still have screenshots lol. My restraining order is ending in 5 months should I try to get it renewed he hasn't reached out to me but he does still have anger towards me in his posts on FB...

Posted May 9, 2025, 10:05 PM UTC

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