Family
Mar. 8, 2016
Controlling behavior is enough for a restraining order
A recent Court of Appeal opinion reminds us the definition of domestic violence sufficient for the issuance of a DVPA domestic violence permanent restraining order is continuing to broaden.
Does controlling behavior and mental abuse suffice for a court to issue domestic violence restraining orders under Domestic Violence Prevention Act (DVPA)? Does emotional harm suffice for a court to issue domestic violence restraining orders under the DVPA? Does the showing of past domestic violence alone (excluding probability of future abuse) suffice for a court issue domestic violence restraining orders under the DVPA?
In the recent case Rodriguez v. Menjivar, 2016 DJDAR ...
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