Do I need a lawyer for a protective order?

[clem84]

I havent lived with my parents and barely communicated with them since I was 16. I have a life and am a busy person and they constantly think I am out to get them. I just started graduate school and my younger sister contacted me one day asking for the child abuse hotline because she is scared. I dont even live in state and had no way of investigating the situation, so I just called CPS so they could find out if something was really wrong or not. As a result, my parents got a protective order against me. Obviously, you can't use calling CPS as grounds, so I have no idea what they said or did to get one. I got a letter to appear for a hearing in their state at domestic violence court. I have no idea what to do about this- is it serious? Does it even matter if someone has a restraining order against me its not like I even want to talk to them. My concern is that my Bachelor and Master degree are for Childhood Education. Will this affect my ability to be a teacher when they do fingerprints and DOJ/FBI background checks? My husband is also a US Marine, will this affect my ability to work on base because they do background checks? I am also struggling with infertility and if I try to adopt can this come up as well? If there are no real consequences other than not being able to contact them I could care less. Should I get an attorney for the hearing? About how much will it cost? How do I go about getting one when Im out of state- do I go there first or do I call one over the phone? Thank you for any information you can provide

[marq]

Get a lawyer. If this order is finalized it will follow you for the rest of your life and could effect possible future jobs that you want to get and will effect your ability to own a firearm.