Restraining order triangle.
Hello, I am coming with a odd question I need answered. Recently My nieces mother kidnapped her. Her mother and my brother have been to court and have joint custody of my 16 year old niece. In the order, it is said that my niece is supposed to live with my brother fulltime and visit her mother on the weekends and 6 weeks in the summer. Well This summer her mother chose not to pick her up all summer until the week before school would start. My niece was at my house most of the summer so her mother texted me asking to pick my niece up for the weekend. I was like sure. We met up and she picked my niece up. Monday was labor day so school started Tuesday. My brother called me asking if I had seen my niece I said not since her mom picked her up. He said he drove to her mothers home (which is about a hour and a half away) and found out her mother had moved without telling my brother. (trust me it is SO like her to do that) SO my brother goes up to her school and they said they have not received word of a change in schools. Long story short my brother found out that her mom had taken his daughter, would not disclose where she is with her and said she is putting her in school where she lives under the mothers last name, not my nieces legal last name. SO she does not plan to give her back to her father. I called a few times asking what her problem was and how I was upset about her game playing (because she does things like this every year) I kept calling since she would not answer my calls. That was the start of September. Since then I have left it alone since we have no info on how to find my niece. SO she is going against the court order that was given. My brother is hurt and upset. So anyway, today I heard a banging at my door, it was the sheriff. He asked my name I told him, he said there is a restraining order put against me. It was from my nieces mother. She put a order on my for a 2 year span of time saying I have been harassing her and my niece. Saying she does not want me to see or be around my niece or her for 2 years. Mind you my niece spent most of the summer with me and my kids. I called my brother and told him what happen today and he was surprised. Our question is is it legal for her to put a restraining order on me for my niece with out him also knowing or agreeing... not forgetting she is going against a court order already by taking my niece and not letting him know where she is and her suppose to be living with my brother. What actions can he take to reverse the restraining order and in the long run get his daughter back.
Confused in MN.
