{"id":1302,"date":"2025-11-15T15:21:17","date_gmt":"2025-11-15T20:21:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fanneylaw.com\/blog\/?p=1302"},"modified":"2025-11-15T15:21:17","modified_gmt":"2025-11-15T20:21:17","slug":"domestic-violence-restraining-orders-in-raleigh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fanneylaw.com\/blog\/domestic-violence-restraining-orders-in-raleigh\/","title":{"rendered":"Mutual Domestic Violence Restraining Orders"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"69\" data-end=\"574\">Can both people in a domestic violence case end up with restraining orders against each other in North Carolina? Mutual domestic <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-1310 lazyload\" src=\"\/jshared\/img\/icons\/spinner.svg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.fanneylaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DOMESTIC-VIOLENCE-PROTECTION-ORDERS-300x168.webp\" alt=\"A North Carolina judge sits at the bench in a courtroom, symbolizing how courts decide mutual domestic violence restraining orders under Chapter 50B\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fanneylaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DOMESTIC-VIOLENCE-PROTECTION-ORDERS-300x168.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.fanneylaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DOMESTIC-VIOLENCE-PROTECTION-ORDERS-1024x574.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.fanneylaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DOMESTIC-VIOLENCE-PROTECTION-ORDERS-768x431.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.fanneylaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DOMESTIC-VIOLENCE-PROTECTION-ORDERS-1000x561.webp 1000w, https:\/\/www.fanneylaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DOMESTIC-VIOLENCE-PROTECTION-ORDERS-214x120.webp 214w, https:\/\/www.fanneylaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DOMESTIC-VIOLENCE-PROTECTION-ORDERS.webp 1312w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/> violence restraining orders, sometimes called mutual 50B orders, are allowed in limited circumstances under Section 50B-3(b) of the North Carolina General Statutes. When a trial judge enters mutual orders without making the detailed findings that the law requires, that can cause problems.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"576\" data-end=\"1038\">That issue was at the heart of <em data-start=\"607\" data-end=\"626\">Shuler v. Donahue<\/em>, a recent decision by the North Carolina Court of Appeals. In that case, both parties received protective orders from the same hearing, yet the appellate court vacated one of them because the trial judge had not followed the proper statutory steps. The opinion serves as a reminder that even when both people allege abuse or harassment, the law limits how and when a court can enter mutual restraining orders.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1040\" data-end=\"1551\">If you are involved in a 50B case in Wake County, it makes sense to speak with a lawyer who regularly handles domestic violence protective order hearings. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fanneylaw.com\/\"><strong data-start=\"1212\" data-end=\"1239\">Fanney Law Office<\/strong><\/a> in Raleigh represents clients in both criminal and civil DV protective order cases.\u00a0 Call our Raleigh office to schedule a confidential consultation:\u00a0 <strong>919-617-7009<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fanneylaw.com\/blog\/domestic-violence-restraining-orders-in-raleigh\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading Mutual Domestic Violence Restraining Orders\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Can both people in a domestic violence case end up with restraining orders against each other in North Carolina? Mutual domestic violence restraining orders, sometimes called mutual 50B orders, are allowed in limited circumstances under Section 50B-3(b) of the North Carolina General Statutes. 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