Can you temporarily change your prepaid phone number?

@Kristib The way would be to get a new line and use that, but I think you'd be tempted to still check/move the SIM back. Even if I'm mistaken, and you can do it, it seems you'd still be tempted to activate it sooner than later.

The best way is a PPO (Personal Protection Order).

There IS something wrong if they are sending you 1,000 texts with no replies. Nip it in the bud before it escalates...

@Kristib

You could try sending back a text that says something like 

"Code 9684: Calls from sender to this number are being blocked. "

Send it promptly back to the next dozen texts that come (every text, worded exactly the same) and see if they might give up.

That's funny because I've actually done that before. Only problem with that is if I walk away from my phone 20 minutes later and he sends a text he would figure it out when he doesn't get a text back for 5 minutes. LOL

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@Kristib wrote:

Thank you and you're right I would switch it over same as unblocking so I can read messages. I actually file for an ex parte and it got approved on Friday but they're not going to serve him until tomorrow and I have lost count of all the messages on my phone just since Friday

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Now here are some things to keep in mind:

• The might not serve him tomorrow, he might dodge them or they might miss him, so make sure you confirm this.
• You will want to keep a copy of the paperwork that shows he was served on you at all times (so if you need to report him, you have the paperwork).
  I had a friend and the judge served their ex in the courtroom BUT the paperwork never got filed properly stating they were served, the first time she had to call the police, they had no record he was served. The police served him at that time, but that's all they could do (which was interesting since he was spying on her from the bushes with a video camera).
• If he contacts you at all (text, phone, e-mail, showing up, through friends/third parties, etc.), you need to report him EVERY time (make sure you know how), if it's in person, I'd think that'd be calling 911.
  That's assuming whatever your filed specifies no contact in those manners.
• If it's like a PPO, then you can't respond to them or communicate with them (even in response) or it might muck it up.
  You need to NOT respond. 

Good luck!

(I'm not a lawyer, nor do a play one on television, but that's the basics of what I recall from when I volunteered at the shelter.

And also what I learned from my friend's problem.)