The Moment
Scott Wolf has quietly hit the brakes on one of the harshest pieces of his split from estranged wife Kelley Wolf.
According to a December 2025 court update out of Utah, the former Party of Five star asked a judge to dismiss the temporary protective order he’d obtained against Kelley, and the judge granted it after a hearing this week. With that, the case was dismissed and any related protective orders were voided.
Translation: the legal wall between Scott and Kelley just came down, at least on paper.
Neither Scott’s rep nor his attorney have publicly commented so far. But Scott has been soft-launching a thaw on Instagram: he included Kelley in a birthday tribute to their 13-year-old son Miller, posting a photo of her hugging their youngest from behind. Back in October, he even wished Kelley a happy 49th birthday publicly.
This all lands after a rough stretch for Kelley, who’s been open about entering treatment facilities for her mental health this fall and insisting she wants peace and respect as she works on herself.
The Take
I’ll say it: this is not the move of a man who wants to wage all-out war.
Just a few months ago, their breakup looked like every worst-case Hollywood scenario mashed together: long marriage ending, a harassment arrest reported, a no-contact order, and a mom talking about treatment centers and dropping to 97 pounds. It felt less like a divorce and more like a five-alarm fire.
Now? The restraining order is gone, and the Instagram grid is starting to look more like a family album and less like a crime scene. He’s tagging her in kid photos. He’s publicly celebrating her birthday. It’s not exactly The Notebook, but it’s a noticeable vibe shift.
Dropping a temporary restraining order doesn’t mean everything is magically fine, and it definitely doesn’t erase whatever led to it in the first place. It does usually mean two things: the person who asked for protection feels less immediate danger, and both sides are trying to dial down the temperature – especially when there are kids watching.
If the last year was the “scorched earth” chapter, this feels like the “please let’s at least be able to stand on the same soccer sideline” chapter. Not romance, not reconciliation – more like a ceasefire with lawyers still lurking in the background.
And honestly, for a couple with three kids and two public careers, that may be the healthiest plot twist we can reasonably root for.
Receipts
Confirmed (from court records and on-the-record social posts, December 2025):
Scott Wolf drops restraining order against estranged wife Kelley Wolf https://t.co/dLMYj9ba3E pic.twitter.com/L1HiS2rrLG
— Page Six (@PageSix) December 4, 2025
- A Utah judge granted Scott Wolf’s request to dismiss a temporary protective order he had obtained against estranged wife Kelley after a hearing this week; the case was dismissed and prior protective orders are now void.
- Scott recently posted an Instagram birthday tribute to their 13-year-old son Miller that included a photo of Kelley hugging him from behind and a caption about Miller becoming a teenager.
- In October, Scott publicly wished Kelley a happy 49th birthday on Instagram.
- Kelley has spoken openly on her own Instagram Stories about entering treatment for her mental health in early September, briefly leaving one Arizona rehab facility after two days, then transferring to another rehab and mental health center by mid-October.
- In those posts, Kelley said her weight had dropped to 97 pounds, stated she wanted to be “respected and given peace,” and insisted she is “not crazy” and does not abuse drugs or alcohol.
- Scott filed for divorce in June after roughly 21 years of marriage, and they share three children: Jackson, Miller, and Lucy.
- In August, Kelley was arrested on a harassment allegation and, according to reporting at the time, was barred from contacting Scott and their three children under a separate order.
Unverified / Still Gray (reported but not fully clear publicly):
- Exactly why Scott chose this moment to drop the protective order and whether it was part of a broader legal agreement in their divorce.
- The current terms (if any) of any other no-contact or custody-related orders between them.
- The specific diagnoses or treatment details behind Kelley’s mental health care – she’s shared feelings and experiences, but not a medical file, nor does she owe the public that.
Backstory (For Casual Readers)
If you tapped out of teen dramas in the ’90s, a quick refresher: Scott Wolf broke big as Bailey Salinger on Party of Five, the show that made a whole generation cry in flannel. Kelley (then Kelley Limp) first hit screens on The Real World: New Orleans, one of those classic early reality seasons people still quote.
The two married more than two decades ago and built what looked, from the outside, like a very normal Hollywood-adjacent life: three kids, lots of smiling family photos, occasional red carpets, and a home base in Utah. Then, in June, Scott filed for divorce after 21 years.
By late summer, things escalated. Kelley was arrested in August on a harassment allegation and, per reports, a judge barred her from contacting Scott and the kids. Within weeks, Scott sought a temporary restraining order. Around the same time, Kelley started publicly documenting her mental health struggles and rehab stays on social media, while insisting she was not dangerous or substance-addicted.
All of this played out against the backdrop of a long marriage unraveling – and three kids stuck in the crossfire.
What’s Next
The dropped restraining order doesn’t mean the divorce is done; it just changes the tone of the battlefield.
On the legal side, the next meaningful headlines will likely be about custody arrangements and final divorce terms: where the kids live, how holidays are split, and whether any long-term protective language stays in place. If future filings surface, they’ll tell us whether this is a short-term de-escalation or a real shift toward cooperation.
On the personal side, watch their public behavior more than the paperwork. Do we see more co-parenting moments on social media, or does the soft-focus Instagram era go quiet again? Does Kelley continue to share about her treatment and recovery – or does everyone pull back and go private, which honestly might be the sanest choice?
Whatever happens, the best-case scenario here isn’t a Hollywood reunion montage. It’s two people who’ve clearly been through it finding a way to be calm, boring, reliable parents together, even if they can’t be married anymore.
So I’m curious: when you see a restraining order dropped and friendly posts pop up, do you read it as real healing – or just a temporary truce in a very public split?
Sources
- Celebrity news report, “Scott Wolf drops restraining order against estranged wife Kelley Wolf,” published December 3, 2025.
- Entertainment magazine coverage summarizing Utah court filings and Kelley’s treatment updates, reported December 2025.
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