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In 3 days or less: The course is about 2 hours. Watch it in a night or two and fill in the four workbook sections marked for a hearing that soon: your allegation worksheets, your evidence list, the Day of Court Checklist and the Court Cheat Sheet. Need more time? The free class shows you how to ask for a continuance.
In 1 to 3 weeks: You have time to go through the full course. It is about 2 hours of video, plus the workbook.
More than 3 weeks out: Start tonight, and walk in with your testimony, exhibits and objections ready.
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Now you know the strategy works. You CAN represent yourself and win.
Real Student · Featured Story
“...has given me a real, easy to understand strategy... moving away from feeling powerless to being powerful. By applying Veronica's step by step guide, I was able to have the Judge and the Court of Law put my abuser in their place.”
Rebecca · Falsely accused · Google review · Read her full story below ↓
Individual experience. Results vary. Every case is different.
The full course takes you the rest of the way - 25 more short lessons, the fill-in workbook, and the exact playbook I run for a $15,000 client.
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✓ Cross-examination scripts, objections framework, closing argument template
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You just got served. Right now you are scared, you are angry, and you are trying to figure out what this does to your kids, your job, and your future. I have watched hundreds of respondents sit at the same table you are sitting at right now. Most of them could not afford the $15,000 to $25,000 a defense attorney charges for a case like this. That is why I built this course. It is the same playbook I would run for a paying client, broken down so you can run it yourself.
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If you have been locked out of your home or kept from your kids since being served, that is what most respondents we work with are living through.
Already have a temporary order in place (TRO, injunction, PFA, or order of protection)? The hearing date printed on your paperwork is the hearing this course is built for. You are in the right place.
Your hearing is days, maybe weeks, away. It is coming whether you're ready or not.
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Hearing in 72 hours?
The course is about 2 hours of video. The workbook tells you which four sections to fill in first when your hearing is days away. If you need more time, the free class explains how to ask the judge for a continuance.
Your three options
DIY YouTube vs. Attorney vs. This course.
Option A
DIY on YouTube
Free
× Scattered videos, no structure
× Miss key objections
× Hope you find the right video
× No workbook, no templates
× No plan, no timeline
Option B
Hire an experienced DV defense attorney
$15,000–$25,000
× You don’t learn the strategy
× They do it FOR you
× You still have to prep
× No guarantee of the win
Option C
This course
$596 (or 4 × $149)
✓ 25 lessons, 6 steps
✓ Watch on your schedule
✓ Fill-in workbook + templates
✓ Same playbook I run for $15k clients
✓ 48-hour money back
The math on a DV defense
$15,000+ for a defense attorney
$596 once.
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The paper feels final. It is not.
The restraining order you got served is the TEMPORARY one. A judge granted it in minutes based on one side of the story: theirs. You never got to speak.
There is a hearing coming, usually within three weeks. That is the moment that decides whether this becomes permanent. That is the moment you get to tell your side, and test theirs. The exaggerations. The gaps. The things they wrote on the paperwork that never got questioned.
You can walk into that room without a lawyer and win. Respondents do it every week. But you have to know what to do.
Students who won
People who walked in prepared. And won.
Not paid actors. Not staged wins. Real people who used my strategy in real hearings.
Results vary. Every case is different. These are individual experiences, not a guarantee of any outcome.
Featured story
Where she started
“...where do I seek help or information when the one who claims to be the victim is really the abuser... This time the weapon of choice was to manipulate the court system and lie to the police...”
What she did with the course
“...participating in her course Defeat the DVRO has given me a real, easy to understand strategy that allowed me to look at all the infuriating and annoying legal paperwork in front of me and shift completely, moving away from feeling powerless to being powerful...”
The outcome
“By applying Veronica's step by step guide... I was able to have the Judge and the Court of Law put my abuser in their place. Priceless!!!”
Rebecca · Falsely accused. Went from powerless to powerful. · Google review
More wins
"Saved me approximately $15,000 I was quoted when I was shopping around. Thank you Veronica!"
C. · Went to the hearing without an attorney.
★ Standout Win · No Attorney
“I took your class on the defeat the TRO and won my case today. I used the proper objections. I got that thrown out on hearsay, along with the letter. You totally saved me as a flood adjuster - I would have lost my clearance had I lost this hearing.”
Amy Meredith · Walked in without a lawyer · Won her case · Kept her security clearance
"I took your class on the defeat the TRO and won my case today. I used the proper objections. I got that thrown out on hearsay, along with the letter. So you totally saved me as a flood adjuster, I would have lost my clearance had I lost this hearing."
Amy Meredith · Walked in without a lawyer. Won her case. Kept her security clearance.
“I had a hearing... but did not prevail. I continued to document and collect evidence... I had the new hearing today and I WON!! I learned a LOT! You advised to be prepared, have my documentation in a logical order and provide copies to the judge and the defendant... I even added pseudo-Bates numbers to my documents.”
Krista · Represented herself. Lost her first hearing. Won her second using what Veronica teaches.
“I won as a father, I can’t thank you enough. In Indiana got my babies back, yelled hallelujah in the hall of the court house today… The templates helped. Her lies were exposed. I walked in the abuser, walked out the victim who was victorious… In the end her attorney quit objecting once she was exposed… Defeat the DVRO baby.”
David · Falsely accused dad. Got his kids back.
“When my x served me a restraining order. He was wealthy, had an attorney. I receive SSD for TBI. I contested the order against my family and friends advice. And won. I think what helped me win was he was phony. Portrayed himself as the perfect man. I was honest...”
Susan · Beat her wealthy ex (who had an attorney)
“Hello..., all I can say is THANK YOU. I just recently had to go to a PFA hearing... An Ex made up a frivolous case against me. However, I had no money for an attorney. They are expensive... I came out victorious and won. I used the objection of ‘Lack of foundation’ and ‘authentication of documents’. The whole court room was surprised and the Ex was clueless and gave up. I was shocked myself.”
V. · No money for a lawyer. Went in alone and won.
“I won and the judge automatically dismissed it.”
B. · Case dismissed by the judge
Their story could be yours in a few weeks.
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Meet the attorney behind this course
Veronica T. Barton, Esq.
California DV Defense Attorney · 13+ years
I have caught alleged victims in lies. I have watched the system swing so far that people lose their home, their kids, their pets, their job , all based on someone else's word alone. It is just not fair, and I am not okay with it. That is why I built this course.
Super Lawyers Rising Star '23 · '24 · '25 · '26 · '27 • National Trial Lawyers Top 40 Under 40 • Avvo Top Attorney (10.0) • Featured on CBS · ABC · NBC · FOX • J.D. cum laude, Loyola Chicago
Built by someone who has actually done this
13+ years defending respondents · 80+ five-star Google reviews · 19,000+ YouTube subscribers learning this material
What's inside the full course
Every lesson you unlock.
25 short lessons across 6 steps - the same playbook Veronica runs for a $15,000 client.
Understand what the judge is looking for
1.1 · Understand What Needs to Be Proven
1.2 · How to Read a Restraining Order
1.3 · What NOT to Do Outside of Court
1.4 · Why You Do Not Need an Attorney
1.5 · Should I File a Written Response?
1.6 · Should You File a Restraining Order Against Them?
Expose the petitioner's lies
2.1 · Cross-Examination Type 1: “If That Were True, This Would Be Too”
2.2 · Cross-Examination Type 2: “Were You Lying Then or Are You Lying Now?”
2.3 · Cross-Examination Type 3: “Caught Red-Handed”
2.4 · Cross-Examination Type 4: “That's a New One” (Impeach with Omission)
2.5 · Final Cross-Examination Tips
Prepare to tell the judge your story
3.1 · Prepare Your Own Testimony
3.2 · Tips for Presenting Your Testimony
3.3 · How to Handle Being Cross-Examined
Prepare your evidence
4.1 · Intro to How to Prepare Your Exhibits
4.2 · When to Present Exhibits
4.3 · How to Use Documents (Other Than Texts)
4.4 · How to Use Text Messages
4.5 · How to Use Video and Audio
Exactly how to object to the petitioner's evidence & testimony
5.1 · Objections Overview
5.2 · Object on Hearsay
5.3 · Object on Foundation
5.4 · Object on Relevance
Prepare a persuasive closing argument
6.1 · Prepare Your Closing Argument
6.2 · What to Say About Child Custody
Plus the fill-in Respondent Workbook with worksheets, evidence checklists, and the continuance line.
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Can’t I just keep watching your free videos?
Everything you need. On a silver platter.
You can keep watching my free videos. But look at the math.
I have more than 1,300 videos on YouTube. They are quick tips, in no order. No video tells you which ones matter for your hearing, or what you still haven't seen. And you can't know what you missed until you're standing in front of the judge.
DEFEAT the DVRO is a little over two hours. It is the same playbook I run for a $15,000 client, with every lesson chosen so you get everything you need, start to finish, and nothing you don't.
- 25 short lessons in order, from the day you're served to the day of your hearing.
- A workbook you fill in as you go. When you finish, you are holding a written plan for your own hearing.
- Templates for declarations, objections and exhibits.
- A Day of Court Checklist and a Court Cheat Sheet to carry in with you.
Inside the 33-page Respondent Workbook, including a worked example.
The videos are tips. This is the plan.
Start tonight. The first three lessons take about 16 minutes. By the end of them you will know what the petitioner has to prove, how to read the order you were served, and what not to do before your hearing.
Your case does not have to be perfect. In the workbook you sort every allegation into one of three boxes: false, exaggerated, or true but not abuse. The course shows you how to answer each kind.
“I won as a father, I can’t thank you enough… got my babies back… The templates helped. Her lies were exposed… In the end her attorney quit objecting once she was exposed… Defeat the DVRO baby.”
David · Falsely accused dad. Got his kids back.
Haven't watched Lesson 1 yet? Start there. It's free and 19 minutes long. If it lands, come back for the whole course.
↑ Scroll up to Lesson 1★ MOST ASKED - What if I buy the course and it doesn't help?
The judge already signed a restraining order against me. Is it already decided?
I didn't do it. Won't the truth come out on its own?
What happens if the restraining order is granted at the hearing?
I have kids, or there is also a criminal case. Does that change anything?
Should I just file a restraining order against her?
Should I just hire a lawyer instead?
Is it really free? What's the catch?
Do I have time to finish the full course before my hearing?
What if my case is different from these testimonials?
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A note from me
Watched Lesson 1? Here's what happens next.
In Lesson 1 you saw the outline and the strategy. It is the same first lesson I would sit down and give you if you walked into my office today.
If it clicked, if you thought “I can actually do this,” you're right. The rest of the course is 25 more short lessons that take you the rest of the way. Cross-examination. Objections. Evidence. Closing argument. The exact playbook.
I have watched hundreds of respondents sit at the same table you are sitting at right now. Most of them thought they were going to lose. Most of them were wrong. The system has swung so far in the petitioner's direction that a good defense feels impossible from the outside. It is not.
Unlock the course tonight. Print the workbook. Walk into that hearing prepared. You can win this.
Veronica T. Barton, Esq. · California DV Defense Attorney · 13+ Years
