Mutual Restraining Orders and Mootness Issues Regarding Appeals
Author: Anne L. Perry, J.D..; Joan Zorza, J.D..
Source: Volume 01, Number 03, Winter 2009 , pp.259-268(10)
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Abstract:
Mutual orders of protection are sometimes issued in family violence situations. These are meant to indicate that both parties might be violent and therefore need protection from each other. However, such orders can be discriminatory towards the victims of abuse, and misleading: Victims who behave violently are often only trying to protect themselves or a loved one. Decisions in several recent court cases highlight the continuing diffi culties of mutual orders of protection.Keywords: State of Texas for the Protection of Cockerham v. Cockerham , 218 SW3d 298 (Tex. App., 2007); Monterroso v. Moran , 135 Cal.App.4 th 732 (Cal. Ct. App. 2006)
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