A restraining order is in effect the second it is signed by the court and entered in the minutes--it doesn't have to be served to be in effect. I don't think the import of the story was to help bring Kyron home. It's newsworthy because one child is missing, allegedly Terri tried to have Kaine killed, and the basis of the restraining order is that K may be in danger as well. Terri's lawyer has indicated she will not contest that restraining order. That Terri wanted to know when Kaine was there with Kiari indicates that she wasn't there to pick her up in the normal course of things. It was illegal because the restraining order was in effect regardless of whether or not she was aware of it at the time. LE has the right to intercept her phone calls, texts, etc. as apparently they have a search warrant for the same. As far as I can tell no one has made the actual content of those calls, texts, photos, public. The fact that they occurred is relevant to this particular family law matter--because Kaine's lawyer has to explain the type and depth of the relationship to the court re the individual who illegally took photos of the docs, and looked up Kaine's address, etc.