DALLAS: An elderly man has been barred from approaching the home of a “vulnerable” elderly woman with whom he has a “close association” by a judge.
The judge made a stay-away order at a hearing after concerns were raised by a local authority.
He said neither the woman, the man nor the local authority could be named.
Little detail emerged at the hearing.
Lawyers for the authority said social services officials wanted to protect the woman and enable her to be provided with care and make decisions “free of undue influence”.
They said the woman was “vulnerable” and had formed a “close association” with the man.
The judge said the man must not approach the woman’s home, damage her property, use or threaten violence or use abusive language.
He also ordered the man to hand the woman’s bank cards and financial documents to local authority officials. And he said the man must not abuse local authority staff or carers.
The judge said he would review the case in the near future. Neither the woman nor the man were at the hearing.