He said any violation would result in immediate arrest. Walking out of the courthouse, I felt like I could breathe for the first time in weeks. Victoria squeezed my arm and said that went as well as we could have hoped. My husband and his lawyer left through a different exit. I didn’t see him again that day. The next problem came when I tried to take my husband’s name off the utility accounts.
I’d assumed it would be simple since the accounts were originally in my name and the house was my property. But when I called the electric company, they told me they needed both signatures to remove an authorized user. I explained that we were separated and he’d been ordered to stay away from me. The customer service representative said she understood, but company policy required both signatures.
I asked to speak to a supervisor. The supervisor repeated the same policy. I spent 3 hours on the phone that day getting nowhere. Liam helped me figure out a workound. He drafted affidavit stating that I was the sole property owner and that my husband had added his name to the accounts without my permission. We attached copies of the deed, the prenup, and the restraining order.