Elmurr v. Makdessi

Citations

• 2019 Ohio 1437

Syllabus

Domestic violence civil protection order protected person scope abuse of discretion term R.C. 3113.31. An appeal challenging the duration of a protection order is not moot when the order expires during the pendency of the appeal. The trial court abused its discretion by arbitrarily limiting the duration of the protection order and failing to include the petitioner's infant daughter as a protected person where there was sufficient credible evidence that the respondent had engaged in domestic violence against petitioner and created a substantial risk to the health and safety of his infant daughter.