FVAP successfully obtained publication of a new case! In this case, the survivor requested to renew a restraining order against her former husband but the trial court denied the request. The survivor appealed the denial and the Court of Appeal reversed the denial because the trial court made an error by only considering whether the former husband committed acts of domestic violence during a narrow window of time when the original restraining order was in effect, and not whether the survivor had a reasonable fear of future abuse. The case has been sent back to the trial court for them to properly apply the law.
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