u/Legitimate-Tell1145

I'm in Michigan and I have a PPO against an ex who is about twice my age.

During the relationship there were controlling behaviors, especially around me keeping location sharing on at all times. When I tried to end contact, he would send gifts or other things to try to get me to keep responding and stay in contact.

There was also a situation where he sent me explicit images of another woman and falsely claimed they were me, and said I was "all over the internet" and that my pictures were on the dark web. That contributed to me getting the PPO.

He now has a lawyer and is contesting the PPO. In his motion he's making claims that I'm involved in drugs and sexual content online and trying to frame me as unreasonable. Those claims are not true.

There have also been some procedural issues. One of his filings was delivered through my university instead of directly to me (and not in a sealed envelope). I also previously tried to file a PPO violation, but it was dismissed on a technical issue.

Now I have a hearing coming up. The notice says no new evidence can be presented, but I do have additional evidence that supports my side and contradicts his claims, so I'm confused about how that works.

I feel pretty disadvantaged because I haven't been able to find legal help despite trying. A lot of the controlling/manipulative behavior was verbal or through conversations, so I don’t have everything in physical form

I'm looking for advice on how to handle this hearing. If the other side is making new allegations in their motion, am I expected to respond to each point, or just focus on why the PPO should stay in place? And in practice, how strict is the "no new evidence" rule in PPO hearings?

Any advice from people who've been through PPO hearings or understand how these usually work would really help.

I couldn't qualify for legal aid so I'm trying to handle this on my own.

I have a PPO against an ex. During the relationship there were control issues like pushing for constant location sharing and trying to keep contact going after I tried to end things (including offering things or sending things to get me to respond).

There was also behavior where he sent me explicit images of someone else and claimed it was me, along with saying I was "all over the internet," which wasn't true. That contributed to me getting the PPO.

He now has a lawyer and is contesting it. In his motion he's making claims about me being involved in drugs and sexual content online and arguing that I'm the one acting unreasonably. Those claims aren't true.

There have also been some procedural issues with how things have been handled. One of his filings was served to me through my university and was not in an envelope at all. I also previously filed a PPO violation, but it was dismissed on a procedural/technical issue

Now I have a hearing coming up and the notice says no new evidence can be presented. I do have additional evidence that supports my side and contradicts what he's saying, so I'm confused about how that works.

Please advise. Any advice would be appreciated

Legal aid, low-cost lawyer programs were unable to help me because of eligibility. Please advise.

An ex who's 20 years older than me was always tracking my location for his reasons "to keep you safe", and "so I know you're not cheating". Then providing me with gifts and substances when I tried to leave or cut contact. After a while he started sending me nudes of another woman saying "you're all over the internet. your pics are going to be on the dark web forever. I want to help you, talk with you and smoke with you". The woman in the pics is not me and he knows how I look like. I got a PPO against him. However, he got an attorney and contested the PPO. His motion included things like "I don't want to be her sugar daddy anymore. she was trafficking herself online and doing drugs. her pictures were on the internet". When they filed their first motion, they handed it openly, with no envelope to the staff of my university and had the university staff serve it to me. When I filed for a violation, it was dismissed as a procedural error by the attorney. While they were denied, they are contesting the PPO again. This time their argument is "she has risky conduct related to drugs and nudes online. she could be prosecuted. she's unreasonable to take PPO". While I should submit more evidence, it's said on the notice that a party may not present new evidence. I feel really disadvantaged and I'm not sure about next steps. Please advise. Any advice would be appreciated.