What is the test for obtaining a protective order under the Domestic Violence Protection Act?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Croteau v. Croteau, D065942 (Cal. App. 2015):
A trial court is vested with discretion to issue a protective order under the DVPA when the applicant shows, to the satisfaction of the court, reasonable proof of a past act or acts of abuse. ( 6300; Gonzalez v. Munoz (2007) 156 Cal.App.4th 413, 421.) This
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