Legal Opinion

In Re Sawyer

Supreme Court of New Hampshire

Decided October 19, 2010No. 2009-681PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtHicks, J.

The defendant, Patrick Sawyer, appeals an order of the Portsmouth Family Division {DeVries, J.), recommended by the Marital Master {Cross, M.), granting a final domestic violence protective order to the plaintiff, Robin Sawyer. See RSA 173-B:5 (Supp. 2009). We affirm.

The relevant facts follow. The parties were married in 2007. On June 25, 2009, the plaintiff filed a domestic violence petition against the defendant. In response to the pre-printed statement on the petition form that “I am in immediate danger of abuse by the defendant. I base my request for protection from abuse on the following…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. State v. DixonSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1999
  2. LAMONTAGNE BUILDERS, INC. v. BrooksSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 2006
  3. State v. EricsonSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 2009
  4. Fillmore v. FillmoreSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 2001
  5. McIntire v. WoodallSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1995

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3Cited by7 opinions

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  4. Despres v. HampseySupreme Court of New Hampshire · 2011
  5. In re Guardianship of Matthew L.Supreme Court of New Hampshire · 2012

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