S. S. v. J. S.

Citations

• 230 Conn. App. 655

Syllabus

The defendant appealed from the trial court's judgment granting the plain- tiff's motion, filed pursuant to statute (§ 46b-15 (g)), to extend an order of civil protection issued against the defendant. The defendant claimed that the court abused its discretion in extending the order because there was insufficient evidence that the defendant posed a continuous threat of present physical pain or physical injury to the plaintiff. Held: The trial court's decision to extend the order of civil protection was not an abuse of its discretion because the evidence was sufficient to show that the defendant posed a continuous threat of present physical pain or physical injury to the plaintiff, including evidence that the plaintiff resided in a home that was jointly owned by the parties, they were in the midst of a contested dissolution action, and there were criminal changes still pending against the defendant for an incident in which he assaulted the plaintiff. Argued November 18, 2024—officially released February 11, 2025