No separate RO, just a Pro Se order from the Judge, granting BM 'Exclusive Use of the Marital Home' until the Divorce goes through and it is sold, or I get bought out.
That nify piece of work was orchestrated by the GAL, in anticipation of the OP going away. See, if you so much as 'Annoy' the petitioner, you can have an OP slapped on you and be made permanent. It is the lowest level of what the courts regard as 'offense'. Stuff like assault or threats, etc. would be (higher) levels of offense that would get you a 2-year (or more) OP. What's insidious about that (and I am a huge proponent of protecting the children and a victimized spouse, male or female) is that almost anything can be used to get you out of the home. It's why so many OP requests are made Friday so you're out over the weekend, or longer...
In my case I dared protest the unwarranted abuse of my rights. You DON'T want to do this with a GAL. They will show you who's got the power real fast. You basically must kiss their cans, because they are the one's who now rule the roost in court.
I say this because, statistically speaking, some 90-92% of rulings on custody arrangements are made based on GALs recommendations to the judge.
My cost for this terrible blunder is detailed above. I won't bore you with the details (unless you feel it may be helpful) but suffice it to say that I can't get so much as my underwear, not to mention, tools, PCs, biz suits, etc. out of the home.
Now, not all GALs are like mine (many here have had good experiences with their GALs), but all you need is for YOURS to be GAL-from-Hell and you're pretty much done for. (Just an opinion, based on my experience.)
