Family
Sep. 3, 2025
Navigating the challenge of subsequent restraining orders under California's DVPA
California's domestic violence law leaves unresolved questions about how courts should handle subsequent restraining orders when a previously restrained party seeks protection against the protected party, creating a legal tension between procedural standards and legislative intent.
Stanley Mosk Courthouse
Firdaus F. Dordi
Assistant Supervising Judge
Family Law /Settlement
Loyola Law School, 1996
The Domestic Violence Prevention Act (DVPA) establishes a comprehensive legal framework to prevent domestic abuse and violence by providing protective orders that safeguard against further violence, abuse or sexual abuse. (See Fam. Code, § 6220.) Time and again the California Legislature has amended the DVPA to expand the definition of "abuse" and strengthen the DVPA's protections. These amendments reflect the Legislature's unwavering recognition that domestic violence...
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