Scott Wolf and his estranged wife, Kelley Wolf, appeared together Wednesday in a Utah courtroom days after Kelley left a rehabilitation facility, but the judge declined to issue a full restraining order because Kelley did not have legal counsel present.
Court minutes obtained by Us Weekly show the hearing was on actor Scott Wolf’s motion for a protective order. The judge ordered that Kelley’s attorney must notify the court that they represent her and directed that Scott pay the attorney’s retainer directly once representation is confirmed. The judge also said that certain terms of a prior temporary protective order will remain in effect.
Per an Aug. 28 temporary order, Kelley was barred from contacting Scott or their three children — Jackson, 16; Miller, 12; and Lucy, 1 — and must stay at least 300 feet away from Scott. People reported that the former spouses may be permitted to correspond by phone when such communication is in the children’s best interests, but that neither side is required to respond to attempts to communicate.
The next hearing is scheduled for Oct. 26, at which time the court expects Kelley to have retained counsel to represent her, according to court records and media reports. Representatives for both Scott and Kelley did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
The court appearance follows a series of developments that began in late August, when Scott was granted sole temporary custody of the couple’s three children after Kelley was arrested and charged in Utah. Prosecutors charged Kelley with two counts of misdemeanor electronic disclosure of personal identifying information and one count of misdemeanor electronic communications harassment after an alleged social media campaign that culminated in her posting apparent private texts and Scott’s personal phone number online.
Kelley checked into a rehabilitation facility earlier this week but left after two days and told Page Six she was staying in an Arizona hotel and planned to seek treatment at a different facility in Utah in November. She told the outlet she is seeking help for post-traumatic stress disorder rather than addiction, and in an earlier Sept. 2 court appearance she said she planned to check into rehab "for a month," adding that her brother would take her and that she had recommended the facility "as a mental health professional."
At the Sept. 2 hearing the court ordered Kelley to refrain from alcohol or narcotic drugs unless prescribed by a licensed medical practitioner and barred her from attempting to contact potential witnesses in the case.
The dispute between the couple, who married in 2004 and share three children, has included multiple involuntary mental-health holds for Kelley in Utah; one reportedly began during an Instagram livestream. Scott initially filed for a restraining order in July and later moved to dissolve it before filing a motion for protection on Aug. 26, the day prosecutors say Kelley was arrested.
After her release from custody on Aug. 28, Kelley was removed from a rented Airbnb on Sept. 1 for allegedly overstaying her stay. Scott has publicly accused his estranged wife of plotting to make "disturbing false" claims against him; those allegations have been made in court filings and media interviews.
The criminal charges Kelley faces are misdemeanors. Prosecutors and defense attorneys have not released additional details about the ongoing investigation, and the judge’s retention of certain temporary order terms leaves in place immediate protections while the court considers whether a permanent restraining order is warranted.
The case underscores the intersection of family law, criminal charges and mental-health concerns that the court will continue to address at future hearings. The October court date will determine whether the judge will grant further protections, and whether Kelley will enter formal legal representation in the matter as ordered.