In Aguilar v. Hernandez-Mendez, the defendant appealed an abuse prevention order that was issued against him for the benefit of his father’s girlfriend. The plaintiff and her two teenage daughters lived with the defendant’s father. The defendant lived there as well for about two years until he moved out.
In Campbell v. Martin, 2002 ME 112, plaintiff had obtained a protective order against the defendant in Kentucky because she feared that the defendant would abuse her and their daughter. Subsequently, the defendant threatened to kill the plaintiff, and the plaintiff fled to Maine with her daughter, where she filed for a protective order. The district court granted a temporary protective order. Subsequently, the plaintiff filed for custody of their daughter. The district court found that it could not grant the plaintiff custody as Maine was not the daughter’s home state.
The plaintiff was a resident of Massachusetts seeking an abuse prevention order against her nonresident partner. The plaintiff and her partner (the defendant) met in Massachusetts and moved to Florida, where they had a child. The plaintiff took the child to Massachusetts on occasion but the defendant never returned. The plaintiff alleged that the defendant physically abused her and she fled to Massachusetts with her son. She alleged that prior to her escape, the defendant accused her of cheating, called her a whore, and threatened to kill her and the child. He block
The Domestic Violence Act of 2007 (the “Act”) establishes the legal framework for prohibiting and governing instances of domestic violence within Sierra Leone. The Act defines the term domestic violence and outlines a range of protection measures for victims.
The plaintiff and defendant were married in 1998 but entered into a separation agreement in 2007. They were living together, and were discussing work that needed to be done around the house when the defendant-husband requested that the plaintiff-wife look down at the door sweep. The wife bent down to look and subsequently could not recall anything that took place until she woke up around 3:00 am and found herself in bed with a “terrible headache” and extreme nausea.
One of the parties’ children accused the petitioner of sexual assault, including improper touching of her breasts and vaginal area on multiple occasions. During an interview with Child Protective Services (CPS), the child denied any improper touching, but subsequently stated that the petitioner had cautioned her against disclosing any information about the improper touching. Additionally, in a written declaration, the petitioner had admitted to rubbing aloe vera on the naked body of the child.
The plaintiff and the defendant lived together and had a child. Over a period of approximately two to four years, the defendant physically abused the plaintiff. The plaintiff previously obtained an abuse prevention order against the defendant under General Laws chapter 209A. That order later expired.
In the case Joni v. Ricki, the plaintiff moved to extend a domestic violence restraining order against her ex-husband under Conn. Gen. Stat. § 46b-15. The trial court granted the motion based on findings that she was subject to a continuous threat of present physical pain or injury.
Criminal Code of the Republika Srpska (2017), as amended.
In Krystyna v. Janusz, the plaintiff sought a restraining order under CT Gen Stat § 46b-15 to protect herself, her minor son, and her adult daughter from her husband, alleging a pattern of escalating alcohol-fueled threats and dangerous conduct.
