Each year, more than one million people in the United States
obtain restraining orders for intimate partner rape, physical
assault, or stalking (Tjaden & Thoennes, 2000). An estimated
18.9% of the more than 5 million U.S. women and 4.3% of the more
than 3 million U.S. men who are physically abused, raped, or
stalked by an intimate partner each year seek and are granted a
restraining order.
This is very good info. This highlights that the notion that men or women getting restraining orders to get back at a former partner isn't the primary motivation for getting a TRO or RO like the parent claimed.
"A common strategy" and "the primary motivation" aren't the same thing. The revenge / inconvenience / embarrassment / cost factor does come into play, however.
http://www.sp2.upenn.edu/ortner/docs/sorenson_doc2.pdf
Each year, more than one million people in the United States obtain restraining orders for intimate partner rape, physical assault, or stalking (Tjaden & Thoennes, 2000). An estimated 18.9% of the more than 5 million U.S. women and 4.3% of the more than 3 million U.S. men who are physically abused, raped, or stalked by an intimate partner each year seek and are granted a restraining order.