My ex enjoys sending emails that are full of pretty harsh insults. Several per week for a few years now. Unfortunately he includes important information about the kids in these emails so even though I express his email will not be read due his harassment, I am forced to read them. What can I do to end this? Why should I be forced to read through all of his horrible words just to find out something out the kids? Legally, do I have any options? Thanks.
You likely will need to ignore it, sift through the irrelevant parts, and only respond to the parts about the children if a response is even warranted.
If you have a court order that states that communication between the two of you is limited to only emails about the children (or similar language), then you could threaten to file a contempt motion against him based on his violation of this provision.
If the harassment rises to such a level that it inflicts substantial emotional distress on you, then you may be able to file and apply for a domestic violence protective order assuming you could prove the substantial emotional distress.
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